diff --git a/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2f511e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { LocalRepositoryRegistry } from './LocalRepositoryRegistry';
+import { MSG_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_UPDATE } from '@shared/Messages';
+import type { Webview } from '@podman-desktop/api';
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  DisposableCreateMock: vi.fn(),
+  postMessageMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@podman-desktop/api', async () => {
+  return {
+    Disposable: {
+      create: mocks.DisposableCreateMock,
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+  mocks.postMessageMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+});
+
+test('should not have any repositories by default', () => {
+  const localRepositories = new LocalRepositoryRegistry({
+    postMessage: mocks.postMessageMock,
+  } as unknown as Webview);
+  expect(localRepositories.getLocalRepositories().length).toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('should notify webview when register', () => {
+  const localRepositories = new LocalRepositoryRegistry({
+    postMessage: mocks.postMessageMock,
+  } as unknown as Webview);
+  localRepositories.register({path: 'random', recipeId: 'random'});
+  expect(mocks.postMessageMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+    id: MSG_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_UPDATE,
+    body: [{path: 'random', recipeId: 'random'}],
+  });
+});
+
+test('should notify webview when unregister', () => {
+  const localRepositories = new LocalRepositoryRegistry({
+    postMessage: mocks.postMessageMock,
+  } as unknown as Webview);
+  localRepositories.register({path: 'random', recipeId: 'random'});
+  localRepositories.unregister('random');
+
+  expect(mocks.postMessageMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+    id: MSG_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_UPDATE,
+    body: [],
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.ts b/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.ts
index 390d0dbbc..7bea32538 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/registries/LocalRepositoryRegistry.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
 import type { LocalRepository } from '@shared/src/models/ILocalRepository';
 import * as podmanDesktopApi from '@podman-desktop/api';
 import { MSG_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_UPDATE } from '@shared/Messages';
@@ -27,7 +44,7 @@ export class LocalRepositoryRegistry {
   }
 
   getLocalRepositories(): LocalRepository[] {
-    return Object.values(this.repositories);
+    return Array.from(this.repositories.values());
   }
 
   private notify() {