diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/placement/filter_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/placement/filter_test.go
index 99afc9bb1..0e5d77f48 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/placement/filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/placement/filter_test.go
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ func TestNewFilterExpressions(t *testing.T) {
 	if filter.empty {
 		t.Error("filter create did not set empty flag correctly")
 	}
+
+	// test invalid regexp format
+	conf.Users = []string{"user[a-z"}
+	conf.Groups = []string{"group[a-z"}
+	filter = newFilter(conf)
+	if filter.userExp != nil {
+		t.Error("The userExp should be nil for an invalid regexp format.")
+	}
+	if filter.groupExp != nil {
+		t.Error("The groupExp should be nil for an invalid regexp format.")
+	}
 }
 
 // New filter creation failure tests
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/ugm/manager_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/ugm/manager_test.go
index 9c571be96..040602a7e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/ugm/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/ugm/manager_test.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func TestAddRemoveUserAndGroups(t *testing.T) {
 
 	manager.DecreaseTrackedResource(queuePath1, TestApp1, usage3, user, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(manager.GetUsersResources()), "userTrackers count should be 1")
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(manager.GetGroupsResources()), "groupTrackers count should be 1")
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(manager.GetGroupsResources()), "groupTrackers count should be 0")
 
 	manager.DecreaseTrackedResource(queuePath2, TestApp2, usage2, user1, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(manager.GetUsersResources()), "userTrackers count should be 0")