diff --git a/pkg/utils/test/matchers/jq/jq_support_test.go b/pkg/utils/test/matchers/jq/jq_support_test.go
index c314775089a..aa3c54af582 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/test/matchers/jq/jq_support_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/test/matchers/jq/jq_support_test.go
@@ -4,50 +4,168 @@ package jq
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gbytes"
 
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster/gvk"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/resources"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
+func TestBytesToType(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	g := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    []byte
+		expected any
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "Empty Input",
+			input:    []byte{},
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Valid JSON Object",
+			input:    []byte(`{"key": "value"}`),
+			expected: map[string]any{"key": "value"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Valid JSON Array",
+			input:    []byte(`[1, "two", 3.0]`),
+			expected: []any{float64(1), "two", 3.0},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Invalid JSON",
+			input:    []byte(`{invalid}`),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Non-Object/Array JSON",
+			input:    []byte(`"string"`),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			result, err := byteToType(tt.input)
+
+			if tt.expected == nil {
+				g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			} else {
+				g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				g.Expect(result).To(Equal(tt.expected))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestToType(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	typeTestData := []byte(`{ "foo": "bar" }`)
+
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 
-	items := map[string]func() any{
-		"gbytes": func() any {
-			b := gbytes.NewBuffer()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		fn           func() any
+		expectedType reflect.Kind
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "gbytes",
+			fn: func() any {
+				b := gbytes.NewBuffer()
 
-			_, err := b.Write(typeTestData)
-			g.Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+				_, err := b.Write(typeTestData)
+				g.Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-			return b
+				return b
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "bytes",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return typeTestData
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
 		},
-		"bytes": func() any {
-			return typeTestData
+		{
+			name: "string_map",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return string(typeTestData)
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
 		},
-		"string": func() any {
-			return string(typeTestData)
+		{
+			name: "string_slice",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return `[ "foo", "bar" ]`
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Slice,
 		},
-		"raw-message": func() any {
-			return json.RawMessage(typeTestData)
+		{
+			name: "json.RawMessage",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return json.RawMessage(typeTestData)
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "io.Reader",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return strings.NewReader(string(typeTestData))
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unstructured.Unstructured",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return *resources.GvkToUnstructured(gvk.ConfigMap)
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "*unstructured.Unstructured",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return resources.GvkToUnstructured(gvk.ConfigMap)
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "map",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Map,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "slice",
+			fn: func() any {
+				return []string{"foo", "bar"}
+			},
+			expectedType: reflect.Slice,
 		},
 	}
 
-	for name, fn := range items {
-		f := fn
-
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			tt, err := toType(f())
+			convertedType, err := toType(tt.fn())
 
 			g.Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
-			g.Expect(tt).Should(Satisfy(func(in any) bool {
-				return reflect.TypeOf(in).Kind() == reflect.Map
+			g.Expect(convertedType).Should(Satisfy(func(in any) bool {
+				return reflect.TypeOf(in).Kind() == tt.expectedType
 			}))
 		})
 	}