diff --git a/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go b/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
index 8a67aead2a..e55319f908 100644
--- a/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ func Test_validate_disallow_helm_tiller(t *testing.T) {
 	testScenario(t, "test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_validate_disallow_helm_tiller.yaml")
 }
 
-func Test_mutate_add_safe_to_evict_annotation(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_add_safe_to_evict_annotation(t *testing.T) {
 	testScenario(t, "test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict.yaml")
 }
+
+func Test_add_safe_to_evict_annotation2(t *testing.T) {
+	testScenario(t, "test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict2.yaml")
+}
diff --git a/samples/best_practices/add_safe-to-evict_annotation.yaml b/samples/best_practices/add_safe-to-evict_annotation.yaml
index 5e8427970a..dcd548b8d4 100644
--- a/samples/best_practices/add_safe-to-evict_annotation.yaml
+++ b/samples/best_practices/add_safe-to-evict_annotation.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: "kyverno.io/v1alpha1"
 kind: "ClusterPolicy"
 metadata: 
-  name: "annotate-emptyDir"
+  name: "annotate-emptydir-hostpath"
   annotations:
     policies.kyverno.io/category: AutoScaling
     policies.kyverno.io/description: The Kubernetes cluster autoscaler does not evict pods that 
diff --git a/test/output/pod-with-emptydir.yaml b/test/output/pod-with-emptydir.yaml
index f729d797a3..a7ac616ec6 100644
--- a/test/output/pod-with-emptydir.yaml
+++ b/test/output/pod-with-emptydir.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
   name: pod-with-emptydir
+  metadata:
+    annotations:
+      cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict: true
 spec:
   containers:
   - image: k8s.gcr.io/test-webserver
diff --git a/test/output/pod-with-hostpath.yaml b/test/output/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea598bf740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/output/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: pod-with-hostpath
+  metadata:
+    annotations:
+      cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict: true
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/test-webserver
+    name: test-container
+    volumeMounts:
+    - mountPath: /tmp/foo
+      name: host-volume
+  volumes:
+  - name: host-volume
+    hostPath:
+      path: "/tmp/foo"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/resources/pod-with-hostpath.yaml b/test/resources/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48f81def6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: pod-with-hostpath
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/test-webserver
+    name: test-container
+    volumeMounts:
+    - mountPath: /tmp/foo
+      name: host-volume
+  volumes:
+  - name: host-volume
+    hostPath:
+      path: "/tmp/foo"
diff --git a/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict.yaml b/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict.yaml
index 241971eb7e..dfff7a23a2 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict.yaml
+++ b/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ expected:
   mutation:
     patchedresource: test/output/pod-with-emptydir.yaml
     policyresponse:
-      policy: annotate-emptyDir
+      policy: annotate-emptydir-hostpath
       resource:
         kind: Pod
         apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict2.yaml b/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fae3b040ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/samples/best_practices/scenario_mutate_safe-to-evict2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# file path is relative to project root
+input:
+  policy: samples/best_practices/add_safe-to-evict_annotation.yaml
+  resource: test/resources/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
+expected:
+  mutation:
+    patchedresource: test/output/pod-with-hostpath.yaml
+    policyresponse:
+      policy: annotate-emptydir-hostpath
+      resource:
+        kind: Pod
+        apiVersion: v1
+        namespace: ''
+        name: pod-with-hostpath
+      rules:
+        - name: host-path-add-safe-to-evict
+          type: Mutation
+          success: true
+          message: "successfully processed overlay"