diff --git a/wherehows-web/tests/unit/constants/dataset-compliance-test.js b/wherehows-web/tests/unit/constants/dataset-compliance-test.js
index 18aa929331..5e6af94854 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/tests/unit/constants/dataset-compliance-test.js
+++ b/wherehows-web/tests/unit/constants/dataset-compliance-test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import {
   getComplianceSteps,
   complianceSteps,
   getFieldIdentifierOption,
-  getFieldIdentifierOptions
+  getFieldIdentifierOptions,
+  isAutoGeneratedPolicy,
+  PurgePolicy
 } from 'wherehows-web/constants';
 import complianceDataTypes from 'wherehows-web/mirage/fixtures/compliance-data-types';
 
@@ -50,3 +52,29 @@ test('getFieldIdentifierOptions function should behave as expected', function(as
     assert.ok(result.value === complianceDataTypes[index].id, 'id matches the resulting value');
   });
 });
+
+test('isAutoGeneratedPolicy function correctly determines if a policy is auto-generated', function(assert) {
+  let result = isAutoGeneratedPolicy();
+
+  assert.ok(result === false, 'expected return value of false when no arguments are supplied');
+
+  result = isAutoGeneratedPolicy({
+    complianceType: PurgePolicy.AutoPurge,
+    complianceEntities: []
+  });
+
+  assert.ok(
+    result,
+    'expected return to be truthy when complianceEntities are empty and complianceType is a PurgePolicy'
+  );
+
+  result = isAutoGeneratedPolicy({
+    complianceType: PurgePolicy.AutoPurge,
+    complianceEntities: [1]
+  });
+
+  assert.notOk(
+    result,
+    'expected return to be falsey when complianceEntities are not empty and complianceType is a PurgePolicy'
+  );
+});