diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
index 6190203649..9e1a4e5b3c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
@@ -895,6 +895,34 @@ func TestAddRuntimeAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(config.NetworkConfig.InterworkingModel, vc.NetXConnectMacVtapModel)
 }
 
+func TestRegexpContains(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	type testData struct {
+		regexps  []string
+		toMatch  string
+		expected bool
+	}
+
+	data := []testData{
+		{[]string{}, "", false},
+		{[]string{}, "nonempty", false},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "simple", true},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "some_simple_text", true},
+		{[]string{"simple"}, "simp", false},
+		{[]string{"one", "two"}, "one", true},
+		{[]string{"one", "two"}, "two", true},
+		{[]string{"o*"}, "oooo", true},
+		{[]string{"o*"}, "oooa", true},
+		{[]string{"^o*$"}, "oooa", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, d := range data {
+		matched := regexpContains(d.regexps, d.toMatch)
+		assert.Equal(d.expected, matched, "%+v", d)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIsCRIOContainerManager(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)