diff --git a/pkg/engine/inmemory/inmemory_test.go b/pkg/engine/inmemory/inmemory_test.go
index 628a81c..498586d 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/inmemory/inmemory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/inmemory/inmemory_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestAddRootOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewInMemoryLocalOverrides()
+
+	target := engine.NamespaceTarget("")
+
+	id, err := s.LocalStorage().AddOverride(chain.S3, target, &chain.Chain{
+		Rules: []chain.Rule{{
+			Status:    chain.Allow,
+			Actions:   chain.Actions{Names: []string{"s3:PutObject"}},
+			Resources: chain.Resources{Names: []string{"*"}},
+		}},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := s.LocalStorage().ListOverrides(chain.S3, target)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, res, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, string(id), string(res[0].ID))
+}
+
 func TestInmemory(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		object     = "native::object::abc/xyz"
diff --git a/pkg/engine/inmemory/local_storage.go b/pkg/engine/inmemory/local_storage.go
index 276b495..b585816 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/inmemory/local_storage.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/inmemory/local_storage.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func (s *inmemoryLocalStorage) AddOverride(name chain.Name, target engine.Target
 	s.guard.Lock()
 	defer s.guard.Unlock()
 
+	if target.Name == "" {
+		target.Name = "root"
+	}
+
 	// AddOverride assigns generated chain ID if it has not been assigned.
 	if len(c.ID) == 0 {
 		c.ID = s.generateChainID(name, target)