diff --git a/distribution/metadata/v1_id_service_test.go b/distribution/metadata/v1_id_service_test.go
index 385901ec46..957ed5d63a 100644
--- a/distribution/metadata/v1_id_service_test.go
+++ b/distribution/metadata/v1_id_service_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestV1IDService(t *testing.T) {
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ func TestV1IDService(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	v1IDService := NewV1IDService(metadataStore)
 
+	ns := v1IDService.namespace()
+
+	require.Equal(t, "v1id", ns)
+
 	testVectors := []struct {
 		registry string
 		v1ID     string