diff --git a/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy.go b/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy.go
index 3a73653465..75331f24ed 100644
--- a/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy.go
+++ b/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy.go
@@ -24,20 +24,39 @@ import (
 // DetectTopologyPolicy returns string type which present
 // both Topology manager policy and scope
 func DetectTopologyPolicy(policy string, scope string) v1alpha1.TopologyManagerPolicy {
+	switch scope {
+	case config.PodTopologyManagerScope:
+		return detectPolicyPodScope(policy)
+	case config.ContainerTopologyManagerScope:
+		return detectPolicyContainerScope(policy)
+	default:
+		return v1alpha1.None
+	}
+}
+
+func detectPolicyPodScope(policy string) v1alpha1.TopologyManagerPolicy {
+	switch policy {
+	case config.SingleNumaNodeTopologyManagerPolicy:
+		return v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodePodLevel
+	case config.RestrictedTopologyManagerPolicy:
+		return v1alpha1.RestrictedPodLevel
+	case config.BestEffortTopologyManagerPolicy:
+		return v1alpha1.BestEffortPodLevel
+	case config.NoneTopologyManagerPolicy:
+		return v1alpha1.None
+	default:
+		return v1alpha1.None
+	}
+}
+
+func detectPolicyContainerScope(policy string) v1alpha1.TopologyManagerPolicy {
 	switch policy {
 	case config.SingleNumaNodeTopologyManagerPolicy:
-		if scope == config.PodTopologyManagerScope {
-			return v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodePodLevel
-		} else if scope == config.ContainerTopologyManagerScope {
-			return v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodeContainerLevel
-		} else {
-			// default scope for single-numa-node
-			return v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodeContainerLevel
-		}
+		return v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodeContainerLevel
 	case config.RestrictedTopologyManagerPolicy:
-		return v1alpha1.Restricted
+		return v1alpha1.RestrictedContainerLevel
 	case config.BestEffortTopologyManagerPolicy:
-		return v1alpha1.BestEffort
+		return v1alpha1.BestEffortContainerLevel
 	case config.NoneTopologyManagerPolicy:
 		return v1alpha1.None
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy_test.go b/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b766814a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/topologypolicy/topology-policy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package topologypolicy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	v1alpha1 "github.com/k8stopologyawareschedwg/noderesourcetopology-api/pkg/apis/topology/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+func TestDetectTopologyPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		scope    string
+		policy   string
+		expected v1alpha1.TopologyManagerPolicy
+	}{
+		{
+			policy:   "best-effort",
+			scope:    "pod",
+			expected: v1alpha1.BestEffortPodLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "best-effort",
+			scope:    "container",
+			expected: v1alpha1.BestEffortContainerLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "restricted",
+			scope:    "container",
+			expected: v1alpha1.RestrictedContainerLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "restricted",
+			scope:    "pod",
+			expected: v1alpha1.RestrictedPodLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "single-numa-node",
+			scope:    "pod",
+			expected: v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodePodLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "single-numa-node",
+			scope:    "container",
+			expected: v1alpha1.SingleNUMANodeContainerLevel,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "none",
+			scope:    "container",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "none",
+			scope:    "pod",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "non-existent",
+			scope:    "pod",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "non-existent",
+			scope:    "container",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "single-numa-node",
+			scope:    "non-existent",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+		{
+			policy:   "single-numa-node",
+			scope:    "non-existent",
+			expected: v1alpha1.None,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		actual := DetectTopologyPolicy(tc.policy, tc.scope)
+		if actual != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected TopologyPolicy to equal: %s not: %s", tc.expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}