diff --git a/packages/core/permissions/lib/__tests__/permissions.engine.test.js b/packages/core/permissions/lib/__tests__/permissions.engine.test.js
index b4e48af73b..272289986b 100644
--- a/packages/core/permissions/lib/__tests__/permissions.engine.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/permissions/lib/__tests__/permissions.engine.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const permissions = require('../');
 describe('Permissions Engine', () => {
   const providers = {
     action: { get: jest.fn() },
-    condition: { values: jest.fn(() => []) },
+    condition: { get: jest.fn(() => []) },
   };
 
   // const generateInvalidateActionHook = action => {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('Permissions Engine', () => {
   // };
 
   const buildEngine = (engineProviders = providers, engineHooks = []) => {
-    const engine = permissions.engine.new(engineProviders);
+    const engine = permissions.engine.new({ providers: engineProviders });
     // jest.spyOn(engine.generateAbility, 'register');
     engineHooks.forEach(({ hookName, hookFn }) => {
       engine.on(hookName, hookFn);
@@ -29,33 +29,71 @@ describe('Permissions Engine', () => {
     return { engine, ability };
   };
 
-  describe('registers', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      //
-    });
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    //
+  });
 
-    it('action (with nothing else)', async () => {
-      const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
-        permissions: [{ action: 'read' }],
-      });
-      expect(ability.can('read')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(ability.can('i_dont_exist')).toBeFalsy();
-      // expect(permissions.engine.new).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  it('register action', async () => {
+    const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
+      permissions: [{ action: 'read' }],
     });
+    expect(ability.can('read')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(ability.can('i_dont_exist')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
 
-    it('action with subject', async () => {
+  it('registers action with null subject', async () => {
+    const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
+      permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject: null }],
+    });
+    expect(ability.can('read')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('registers action with subject', async () => {
+    const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
+      permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject: 'article' }],
+    });
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'article')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'user')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  // TODO: I noticed another test checking this. Looks like we just test === on subject, so primitives or
+  // objects passed by reference will work but object values will not work
+  // it('requires subject to be string ', async () => {
+  //   const subject = { id: 123 };
+  //   const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
+  //     permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject }],
+  //   });
+  //   expect(ability.can('read', subject)).toBeFalsy();
+  // });
+
+  it('registers action with subject and properties', async () => {
+    const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
+      permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject: 'article', properties: { fields: ['title'] } }],
+    });
+    expect(ability.can('read')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'user')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'article')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'article', 'title')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(ability.can('read', 'article', 'name')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  describe('conditions', () => {
+    it('does not register action when conditions not met', async () => {
       const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
-        permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject: 'article' }],
+        permissions: [
+          {
+            action: 'read',
+            subject: 'article',
+            properties: { fields: ['title'] },
+            conditions: ['isAuthor'],
+          },
+        ],
       });
-      expect(ability.can('read', 'article')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(ability.can('read')).toBeFalsy();
       expect(ability.can('read', 'user')).toBeFalsy();
-    });
-
-    it('action with null subject', async () => {
-      const { ability } = await buildEngineWithAbility({
-        permissions: [{ action: 'read', subject: null, properties: {} }],
-      });
-      expect(ability.can('read')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(ability.can('read', 'article')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(ability.can('read', 'article', 'title')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(ability.can('read', 'article', 'name')).toBeFalsy();
     });
   });
 });