diff --git a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/multiclusterobservability_controller.go b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/multiclusterobservability_controller.go
index 1af3cfcf5..7400c6b6a 100644
--- a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/multiclusterobservability_controller.go
+++ b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/multiclusterobservability_controller.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (r *MultiClusterObservabilityReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req
 	StartStatusUpdate(r.Client, instance)
 
 	ingressCtlCrdExists := r.CRDMap[config.IngressControllerCRD]
-	if os.Getenv("UNIT_TEST") != "true" {
+	if _, ok := os.LookupEnv("UNIT_TEST"); !ok {
 		// start placement controller
 		err := placementctrl.StartPlacementController(r.Manager, r.CRDMap)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func.go b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func.go
index c1e5aa465..af7f25c13 100644
--- a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func.go
+++ b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) Red Hat, Inc.
+// Copyright Contributors to the Open Cluster Management project
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0
+
 package multiclusterobservability
 
 import (
diff --git a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func_test.go b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func_test.go
index 2ea87a6a5..1c6cf71bb 100644
--- a/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func_test.go
+++ b/operators/multiclusterobservability/controllers/multiclusterobservability/predicate_func_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) Red Hat, Inc.
+// Copyright Contributors to the Open Cluster Management project
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0
+
 package multiclusterobservability
 
 import (