diff --git a/checks/clusterrolebindingClusterAdmin.yaml b/checks/clusterrolebindingClusterAdmin.yaml
index 86f1d91a..68d99ca3 100644
--- a/checks/clusterrolebindingClusterAdmin.yaml
+++ b/checks/clusterrolebindingClusterAdmin.yaml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ schemaString: |
                 const: "cluster-admin"
 additionalSchemaStrings:
   rbac.authorization.k8s.io/ClusterRole: |
-    type: object
-    # Do not alert on default ClusterRoleBindings.
     {{ if (ne .roleRef.name "view") }}
     {{ if and (ne .metadata.name "cluster-admin") (not (hasPrefix .metadata.name "system:")) (ne .metadata.name "gce:podsecuritypolicy:calico-sa") }}
+    # Do not alert on default ClusterRoleBindings.
+    type: object
     required: ["metadata", "rules"]
     allOf:
       - properties:
diff --git a/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole.yaml b/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole.yaml
index c515bbb4..f836df47 100644
--- a/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole.yaml
+++ b/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole.yaml
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ schemaString: |
                 const: "cluster-admin"
 additionalSchemaStrings:
   rbac.authorization.k8s.io/ClusterRole: |
-    type: object
-    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
     {{ if eq .roleRef.kind "ClusterRole" }}
     {{ if and (not (hasPrefix .metadata.name "system:")) (ne .metadata.name "gce:podsecuritypolicy:calico-sa") }}
+    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
+    type: object
     required: ["metadata", "rules"]
     allOf:
       - properties:
diff --git a/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach.yaml b/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach.yaml
index 1842ea6d..3aaf90d6 100644
--- a/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach.yaml
+++ b/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach.yaml
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ schemaString: |
               minLength: 1
 additionalSchemaStrings:
   rbac.authorization.k8s.io/ClusterRole: |
-    type: object
-    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
     {{ if eq .roleRef.kind "ClusterRole" }}
     {{ if and (not (hasPrefix .metadata.name "system:")) (ne .metadata.name "gce:podsecuritypolicy:calico-sa") }}
+    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
+    type: object
     required: ["metadata", "rules"]
     allOf:
       - properties:
diff --git a/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach.yaml b/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach.yaml
index 95e20fa5..c5b20774 100644
--- a/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach.yaml
+++ b/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach.yaml
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ schemaString: |
               minLength: 1
 additionalSchemaStrings:
   rbac.authorization.k8s.io/Role: |
-    type: object
-    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
     {{ if eq .roleRef.kind "Role" }}
     {{ if and (not (hasPrefix .metadata.name "system:")) (ne .metadata.name "gce:podsecuritypolicy:calico-sa") }}
+    # This schema is validated for all roleBindings, regardless of their roleRef.
+    type: object
     required: ["metadata", "rules"]
     allOf:
       - properties:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 31acedc4..c29a11e8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7
+	github.com/fairwindsops/controller-utils v0.3.0
 	github.com/fairwindsops/insights-plugins/plugins/workloads v0.0.0-20230601204422-5c789e15990c
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
 	github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.8.3
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/fairwindsops/controller-utils v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
diff --git a/test/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml b/test/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d9e1881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks/rolebindingClusterAdminClusterRole/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: test
+  labels:
+    role: service
+    tier: backend
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: test
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: [services]
+    verbs: [get, list]
+---
+# check when there are no cluster roles present
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: test
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: test
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: test
diff --git a/test/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml b/test/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d9e1881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks/rolebindingClusterRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: test
+  labels:
+    role: service
+    tier: backend
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: test
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: [services]
+    verbs: [get, list]
+---
+# check when there are no cluster roles present
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: test
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: test
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: test
diff --git a/test/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml b/test/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d9e1881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks/rolebindingRolePodExecAttach/success.role_with_no_cluster_roles.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: test
+  labels:
+    role: service
+    tier: backend
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: test
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: [services]
+    verbs: [get, list]
+---
+# check when there are no cluster roles present
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: test
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: test
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: test