diff --git a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/src/lib/ory-authorization.guard.ts b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/src/lib/ory-authorization.guard.ts
index 42ecc1a..48b3507 100644
--- a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/src/lib/ory-authorization.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/src/lib/ory-authorization.guard.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   Type,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { PermissionApiExpandPermissionsRequest } from '@ory/client';
 import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import {
@@ -91,8 +92,26 @@ export const OryAuthorizationGuard = (
         }
 
         try {
-          const { data } = await this.oryService.checkPermission(result.value);
-          return { allowed: data.allowed, relationTuple };
+          if (result.value.subjectId || result.value.subjectSetNamespace) {
+            const { data } = await this.oryService.checkPermission(
+              result.value
+            );
+            return { allowed: data.allowed, relationTuple };
+          }
+          /**
+           * !experimental and counter-inituitive: to use with care
+           * We check that this resolves to no children, meaning that the object has no relations with any subject => it is public
+           */
+          const { data } = await this.oryService.expandPermissions(
+            result.value as PermissionApiExpandPermissionsRequest
+          );
+          /**
+           * This Keto API endpoint has a quirk,it returns {code: 404, ... } when relation is not found
+           * ? maybe the check should be more complex based on data.type or data.children[n].type
+           **/
+          //
+          const allowed = !data.children || data.children.length === 0;
+          return { allowed, relationTuple };
         } catch (error) {
           throw unauthorizedFactory.bind(this)(context, error);
         }
diff --git a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/app.controller.mock.ts b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/app.controller.mock.ts
index 2b95313..4590b35 100644
--- a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/app.controller.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/app.controller.mock.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 import { RelationTupleBuilder } from '@getlarge/keto-relations-parser';
-import { Controller, Get, Logger, Param, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  Controller,
+  ForbiddenException,
+  Get,
+  Logger,
+  Param,
+  UseGuards,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { inspect } from 'node:util';
 
 import { OryAuthorizationGuard } from '../src/lib/ory-authorization.guard';
 import { OryPermissionChecks } from '../src/lib/ory-permission-checks.decorator';
 import { ExampleService } from './app.service.mock';
 
+const AuthorizationGuard = () =>
+  OryAuthorizationGuard({
+    postCheck(relationTuple, isPermitted) {
+      Logger.log('relationTuple', relationTuple);
+      Logger.log('isPermitted', isPermitted);
+    },
+    unauthorizedFactory(ctx, error) {
+      console.error(inspect((error as any).error.response, false, null, true));
+      return new ForbiddenException();
+    },
+  });
+
 @Controller('Example')
 export class ExampleController {
   constructor(private readonly exampleService: ExampleService) {}
@@ -19,14 +39,7 @@ export class ExampleController {
       .of('Toy', resourceId)
       .toString();
   })
-  @UseGuards(
-    OryAuthorizationGuard({
-      postCheck(relationTuple, isPermitted) {
-        Logger.log('relationTuple', relationTuple);
-        Logger.log('isPermitted', isPermitted);
-      },
-    })
-  )
+  @UseGuards(AuthorizationGuard())
   @Get(':id')
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   getExample(@Param('id') id?: string) {
@@ -73,17 +86,54 @@ export class ExampleController {
       },
     ],
   })
-  @UseGuards(
-    OryAuthorizationGuard({
-      postCheck(relationTuple, isPermitted) {
-        Logger.log('relationTuple', relationTuple);
-        Logger.log('isPermitted', isPermitted);
-      },
-    })
-  )
+  @UseGuards(AuthorizationGuard())
   @Get('complex/:id')
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   getExampleComplex(@Param('id') id?: string) {
     return this.exampleService.getExample();
   }
+
+  @OryPermissionChecks((ctx) => {
+    const req = ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest();
+    const currentUserId = req.headers['x-current-user-id'] as string;
+    const resourceId = req.params.id;
+    return new RelationTupleBuilder()
+      .subject('User', currentUserId)
+      .isAllowedTo('play')
+      .of('Toy', resourceId)
+      .toString();
+  })
+  @UseGuards(AuthorizationGuard())
+  @Get('play/:id')
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+  play(@Param('id') _id?: string) {
+    return this.exampleService.getExample();
+  }
+
+  @OryPermissionChecks({
+    type: 'OR',
+    conditions: [
+      (ctx) => {
+        const req = ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest();
+        const resourceId = req.params.id;
+        return `Toy:${resourceId}#owners`;
+      },
+      (ctx) => {
+        const req = ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest();
+        const currentUserId = req.headers['x-current-user-id'] as string;
+        const resourceId = req.params.id;
+        return new RelationTupleBuilder()
+          .subject('User', currentUserId)
+          .isIn('owners')
+          .of('Toy', resourceId)
+          .toString();
+      },
+    ],
+  })
+  @UseGuards(AuthorizationGuard())
+  @Get('poly/:id')
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+  poly(@Param('id') _id?: string) {
+    return this.exampleService.getExample();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/keto-client-wrapper.spec.ts b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/keto-client-wrapper.spec.ts
index 68a614f..336114b 100644
--- a/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/keto-client-wrapper.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/keto-client-wrapper/test/keto-client-wrapper.spec.ts
@@ -92,12 +92,8 @@ describe('Keto client wrapper E2E', () => {
       controllers: [ExampleController],
     }).compile();
 
-    oryPermissionService = module.get<OryPermissionsService>(
-      OryPermissionsService
-    );
-    oryRelationshipsService = module.get<OryRelationshipsService>(
-      OryRelationshipsService
-    );
+    oryPermissionService = module.get(OryPermissionsService);
+    oryRelationshipsService = module.get(OryRelationshipsService);
 
     app = module.createNestApplication();
     await app.init();
@@ -107,46 +103,139 @@ describe('Keto client wrapper E2E', () => {
     return app?.close();
   });
 
-  it('should pass authorization when relation exists in Ory Keto', async () => {
-    const object = 'car';
-    const subjectObject = 'Bob';
-    await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
+  describe('GET /Example/:id', () => {
+    it('should pass authorization when relation exists in Ory Keto', async () => {
+      const object = 'car';
+      const subjectObject = 'Bob';
+      await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
 
-    const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .get(`/Example/${object}`)
-      .set({
-        'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+    it('should fail authorization when relation does not exist in Ory Keto', async () => {
+      const object = 'car';
+      const subjectObject = 'Alice';
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({
+        message: 'Forbidden',
+        statusCode: 403,
       });
-    expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
   });
 
-  it('should fail authorization when relation does not exist in Ory Keto', async () => {
-    const object = 'car';
-    const subjectObject = 'Alice';
+  describe('GET /Example/complex/:id', () => {
+    it('should pass authorization when relations exist in Ory Keto', async () => {
+      const object = 'tractor';
+      const subjectObject = 'Bob';
+      await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
+      await createAdminRelation(subjectObject);
+      await createPuppetmasterRelation(object);
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/complex/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
+  });
 
-    const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .get(`/Example/${object}`)
-      .set({
-        'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+  describe('GET /Example/play/:id', () => {
+    it('should fail authorization when relations does not exist in Ory Keto as owner or puppetmaster', async () => {
+      const object = 'truck';
+      const subjectObject = 'Isabella';
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/play/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({
+        message: 'Forbidden',
+        statusCode: 403,
       });
-    expect(body).toEqual({
-      message: 'Forbidden',
-      statusCode: 403,
+    });
+
+    it('should pass authorization when relations exist in Ory Keto as owner', async () => {
+      const object = 'truck';
+      const subjectObject = 'Honza';
+      await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/play/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass authorization when relations exist in Ory Keto as puppetmaster', async () => {
+      const object = 'xylophone';
+      const subjectObject = 'Tomas';
+      await createAdminRelation(subjectObject);
+      await createPuppetmasterRelation(object);
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/play/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
     });
   });
 
-  it('should pass authorization when relations exist in Ory Keto', async () => {
-    const object = 'tractor';
-    const subjectObject = 'Bob';
-    await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
-    await createAdminRelation(subjectObject);
-    await createPuppetmasterRelation(object);
-
-    const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .get(`/Example/complex/${object}`)
-      .set({
-        'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+  describe('GET /Example/poly/:id', () => {
+    it.only('should pass authorization when object has NO owner', async () => {
+      const object = 'ice-cream';
+      const subjectObject = 'Honza';
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/poly/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail authorization when object has owner', async () => {
+      const object = 'ice-cream';
+      await createOwnerRelation(object, 'Jean-Eude');
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/poly/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': 'Marek',
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({
+        message: 'Forbidden',
+        statusCode: 403,
       });
-    expect(body).toEqual({ message: 'OK' });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass authorization when user access its own object', async () => {
+      const object = 'ice-cream';
+      const subjectObject = 'Wojtek';
+      await createOwnerRelation(object, subjectObject);
+
+      const { body } = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+        .get(`/Example/poly/${object}`)
+        .set({
+          'x-current-user-id': subjectObject,
+        });
+      expect(body).toEqual({
+        message: 'Forbidden',
+        statusCode: 403,
+      });
+    });
   });
 });