diff --git a/src/common/policies/events.ts b/src/common/policies/events.ts
index 93733eba..e31ca752 100644
--- a/src/common/policies/events.ts
+++ b/src/common/policies/events.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ export const hostRestrictionPolicy = createPolicy(
   "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy",
   z.object({ host: z.array(z.enum(OrganizationList)) }),
   (request: FastifyRequest & { username?: string }, params) => {
+    if (request.method === "GET") {
+      return {
+        allowed: true,
+        message: "Skipped as route not in scope.",
+        cacheKey: null,
+      };
+    }
     if (!request.url.startsWith("/api/v1/events")) {
       return {
         allowed: true,
diff --git a/tests/unit/policies/EventsHostRestrictionPolicy.test.ts b/tests/unit/policies/EventsHostRestrictionPolicy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df0ba460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/policies/EventsHostRestrictionPolicy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import { type FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
+import { evaluateAllRequestPolicies } from "../../../src/api/plugins/evaluatePolicies.js";
+import init from "../../../src/api/index.js";
+
+describe("Policy Evalulator Tests", async () => {
+  test("Policy evalulation is true for non-event routes.", async () => {
+    const mockRequest = {
+      url: "/api/v1/healthz",
+      body: {
+        host: "ACM",
+        featured: true,
+      },
+      log: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      username: "test@acm.illinois.edu",
+      policyRestrictions: [],
+    } as unknown as FastifyRequest;
+    const response = await evaluateAllRequestPolicies(mockRequest);
+    expect(response).toBe(true);
+  })
+  test("Policy evalulation skips GET routes.", async () => {
+    const mockRequest = {
+      url: "/api/v1/events/123",
+      method: "GET",
+      body: {
+        host: "ACM",
+        featured: true,
+      },
+      log: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      username: "test@acm.illinois.edu",
+      policyRestrictions: [{
+        "name": "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy",
+        "params": {
+          "host": [
+            "NONE"
+          ]
+        }
+      }],
+    } as unknown as FastifyRequest;
+    const response = await evaluateAllRequestPolicies(mockRequest);
+    expect(response).toBe(true);
+  })
+  test("Policy evalulation does not permit featured events even for the correct host.", async () => {
+    const mockRequest = {
+      url: "/api/v1/events",
+      method: "POST",
+      body: {
+        host: "ACM",
+        featured: true,
+      },
+      log: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      username: "test@acm.illinois.edu",
+      policyRestrictions: [{
+        "name": "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy",
+        "params": {
+          "host": [
+            "ACM"
+          ]
+        }
+      }],
+    } as unknown as FastifyRequest;
+    const response = await evaluateAllRequestPolicies(mockRequest);
+    expect(response).toBe(`Denied by policy "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy". Event must not be featured.`)
+  })
+  test("Policy evalulation denies incorrect host.", async () => {
+    const mockRequest = {
+      url: "/api/v1/events",
+      method: "DELETE",
+      body: {
+        host: "ACM",
+        featured: false,
+      },
+      log: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      username: "test@acm.illinois.edu",
+      policyRestrictions: [{
+        "name": "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy",
+        "params": {
+          "host": [
+            "Infrastructure Committee"
+          ]
+        }
+      }],
+    } as unknown as FastifyRequest;
+    const response = await evaluateAllRequestPolicies(mockRequest);
+    expect(response).toBe(`Denied by policy "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy". Host must be one of: Infrastructure Committee.`);
+  })
+  test("Policy evalulation permits correct host non-featured requests.", async () => {
+    const mockRequest = {
+      url: "/api/v1/events",
+      method: "POST",
+      body: {
+        host: "ACM",
+        featured: false,
+      },
+      log: {
+        info: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      username: "test@acm.illinois.edu",
+      policyRestrictions: [{
+        "name": "EventsHostRestrictionPolicy",
+        "params": {
+          "host": [
+            "ACM"
+          ]
+        }
+      }],
+    } as unknown as FastifyRequest;
+    const response = await evaluateAllRequestPolicies(mockRequest);
+    expect(response).toBe(true);
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/unit/vitest.config.ts b/tests/unit/vitest.config.ts
index 0158429b..8c802e30 100644
--- a/tests/unit/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/vitest.config.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     coverage: {
       provider: "istanbul",
       include: ["src/api/**/*.ts", "src/common/**/*.ts"],
+      exclude: ["src/api/lambda.ts"],
     },
   },
   resolve: {