diff --git a/utils/common/src/test/kotlin/EnvironmentVariableFilterTest.kt b/utils/common/src/test/kotlin/EnvironmentVariableFilterTest.kt
index 4d0a3e0dc566b..19b91a6207e97 100644
--- a/utils/common/src/test/kotlin/EnvironmentVariableFilterTest.kt
+++ b/utils/common/src/test/kotlin/EnvironmentVariableFilterTest.kt
@@ -80,4 +80,18 @@ class EnvironmentVariableFilterTest : StringSpec({
 
         environment should containExactly(filteredEnvironment)
     }
+
+    "An empty deny list should not deny anything" {
+        EnvironmentVariableFilter.reset(denySubstrings = emptyList())
+
+        EnvironmentVariableFilter.DEFAULT_DENY_SUBSTRINGS.forAll {
+            EnvironmentVariableFilter.isAllowed(it) shouldBe true
+        }
+
+        EnvironmentVariableFilter.DEFAULT_ALLOW_NAMES.forAll {
+            EnvironmentVariableFilter.isAllowed(it) shouldBe true
+        }
+
+        EnvironmentVariableFilter.isAllowed("PATH") shouldBe true
+    }
 })