diff --git a/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/app.service.spec.ts b/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/app.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13a5d3f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/app.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { finalizeDecision } from '@app/authz/app/app.service'
+import { NarvalDecision, NarvalEntities } from '@app/authz/shared/types/domain.type'
+import { OpaResult } from '@app/authz/shared/types/rego'
+
+describe('finalizeDecision', () => {
+  it('should return Forbid if any of the reasons is Forbid', () => {
+    const response: OpaResult[] = [
+      {
+        decision: 'forbid',
+        reasons: [
+          {
+            policyId: 'forbid-rule-id',
+            type: 'forbid',
+            decision: 'forbid',
+            approvalsMissing: [],
+            approvalsSatisfied: []
+          },
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'permit',
+            approvalsMissing: [],
+            approvalsSatisfied: []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+    const result = finalizeDecision(response)
+    expect(result.decision).toEqual(NarvalDecision.Forbid)
+  })
+
+  it('should return Permit if all of the reasons are Permit', () => {
+    const response: OpaResult[] = [
+      {
+        decision: 'permit',
+        reasons: [
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'permit',
+            approvalsMissing: [],
+            approvalsSatisfied: []
+          },
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'permit',
+            approvalsMissing: [],
+            approvalsSatisfied: []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+    const result = finalizeDecision(response)
+    expect(result.decision).toEqual(NarvalDecision.Permit)
+  })
+
+  it('should return Confirm if any of the reasons are Forbid for a Permit type rule where approvals are missing', () => {
+    const response: OpaResult[] = [
+      {
+        decision: 'forbid',
+        reasons: [
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'forbid',
+            approvalsMissing: [
+              {
+                policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+                approvalCount: 1,
+                approvalEntityType: NarvalEntities.User,
+                entityIds: ['user-id'],
+                countPrincipal: true
+              }
+            ],
+            approvalsSatisfied: []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+    const result = finalizeDecision(response)
+    expect(result.decision).toEqual(NarvalDecision.Confirm)
+  })
+
+  it('should return all missing, satisfied, and total approvals', () => {
+    const missingApproval = {
+      policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+      approvalCount: 1,
+      approvalEntityType: NarvalEntities.User,
+      entityIds: ['user-id'],
+      countPrincipal: true
+    }
+    const missingApproval2 = {
+      policyId: 'permit-rule-id-4',
+      approvalCount: 1,
+      approvalEntityType: NarvalEntities.User,
+      entityIds: ['user-id'],
+      countPrincipal: true
+    }
+    const satisfiedApproval = {
+      policyId: 'permit-rule-id-2',
+      approvalCount: 1,
+      approvalEntityType: NarvalEntities.User,
+      entityIds: ['user-id'],
+      countPrincipal: true
+    }
+    const satisfiedApproval2 = {
+      policyId: 'permit-rule-id-3',
+      approvalCount: 1,
+      approvalEntityType: NarvalEntities.User,
+      entityIds: ['user-id'],
+      countPrincipal: true
+    }
+    const response: OpaResult[] = [
+      {
+        decision: 'forbid',
+        reasons: [
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'forbid',
+            approvalsMissing: [missingApproval],
+            approvalsSatisfied: [satisfiedApproval]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        decision: 'forbid',
+        reasons: [
+          {
+            policyId: 'permit-rule-id',
+            type: 'permit',
+            decision: 'forbid',
+            approvalsMissing: [missingApproval2],
+            approvalsSatisfied: [satisfiedApproval2]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+    const result = finalizeDecision(response)
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      originalResponse: response,
+      decision: NarvalDecision.Confirm,
+      totalApprovalsRequired: [missingApproval, missingApproval2, satisfiedApproval, satisfiedApproval2],
+      approvalsMissing: [missingApproval, missingApproval2],
+      approvalsSatisfied: [satisfiedApproval, satisfiedApproval2]
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/example.spec.ts b/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/example.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b9383243d..000000000
--- a/apps/authz/src/app/__test__/unit/example.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-describe('Example unit test', () => {
-  it('foo', () => {
-    expect(1).toEqual(1)
-  })
-})
diff --git a/apps/authz/src/app/app.service.ts b/apps/authz/src/app/app.service.ts
index d4b121b2b..c73ecb9e0 100644
--- a/apps/authz/src/app/app.service.ts
+++ b/apps/authz/src/app/app.service.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,45 @@ import { OpaService } from './opa/opa.service'
 
 const ENGINE_PRIVATE_KEY = '0x7cfef3303797cbc7515d9ce22ffe849c701b0f2812f999b0847229c47951fca5'
 
+export const finalizeDecision = (response: OpaResult[]) => {
+  // Explicit Forbid - a Forbid rule type that matches & decides Forbid
+  const anyExplicitForbid = response.some(
+    (r) => r.decision === 'forbid' && r.reasons?.some((rr) => rr.decision === 'forbid' && rr.type === 'forbid')
+  )
+
+  const allPermit = response.every(
+    (r) => r.decision === 'permit' && r.reasons?.every((rr) => rr.decision === 'permit' && rr.type === 'permit')
+  )
+
+  const anyPermitWithMissingApprovals = response.some((r) =>
+    r.reasons?.some((rr) => rr.decision === 'forbid' && rr.type === 'permit' && rr.approvalsMissing.length > 0)
+  )
+
+  if (anyExplicitForbid) {
+    return {
+      originalResponse: response,
+      decision: NarvalDecision.Forbid,
+      approvalsMissing: [],
+      approvalsSatisfied: []
+    }
+  }
+  // Collect all the approvalsMissing & approvalsSatisfied using functional map/flat operators
+  const approvalsSatisfied = response
+    .flatMap((r) => r.reasons?.flatMap((rr) => rr.approvalsSatisfied))
+    .filter((v) => !!v)
+  const approvalsMissing = response.flatMap((r) => r.reasons?.flatMap((rr) => rr.approvalsMissing)).filter((v) => !!v)
+  const totalApprovalsRequired = approvalsMissing.concat(approvalsSatisfied)
+
+  const decision = allPermit && !anyPermitWithMissingApprovals ? NarvalDecision.Permit : NarvalDecision.Confirm
+  return {
+    originalResponse: response,
+    decision,
+    totalApprovalsRequired,
+    approvalsMissing,
+    approvalsSatisfied
+  }
+}
+
 @Injectable()
 export class AppService {
   constructor(private persistenceRepository: PersistenceRepository, private opaService: OpaService) {}
@@ -83,33 +122,6 @@ export class AppService {
     }
   }
 
-  #finalizeDecision(response: OpaResult[]) {
-    const firstResponse = response[0]
-    if (firstResponse.decision === 'forbid' && firstResponse.reasons?.every((r) => r.decision === 'forbid')) {
-      return {
-        originalResponse: firstResponse,
-        decision: NarvalDecision.Forbid
-      }
-    }
-    // TODO: also verify errors
-
-    if (firstResponse.reasons.some((r) => r.approvalsMissing.length > 0)) {
-      // TODO: find the approvalsSatisfied and approvalsMissing data & format/return here
-      return {
-        originalResponse: firstResponse,
-        decision: NarvalDecision.Confirm
-      }
-    }
-
-    return {
-      originalResponse: firstResponse,
-      decision: NarvalDecision.Permit,
-      totalApprovalsRequired: [],
-      approvalsSatisfied: [],
-      approvalsMissing: []
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Actual Eval Flow
    */
@@ -144,14 +156,14 @@ export class AppService {
     console.log('OPA Result Set', JSON.stringify(resultSet, null, 2))
 
     // Post-processing to evaluate multisigs
-    const finalDecision = this.#finalizeDecision(resultSet)
+    const finalDecision = finalizeDecision(resultSet)
 
     const authzResponse: AuthZResponse = {
       decision: finalDecision.decision,
       request,
       totalApprovalsRequired: finalDecision.totalApprovalsRequired,
-      approvalsSatisfied: finalDecision.approvalsSatisfied,
-      approvalsMissing: finalDecision.approvalsMissing
+      approvalsMissing: finalDecision.approvalsMissing,
+      approvalsSatisfied: finalDecision.approvalsSatisfied
     }
 
     // If we are allowing, then the ENGINE signs the verification too
diff --git a/apps/authz/src/shared/types/domain.type.ts b/apps/authz/src/shared/types/domain.type.ts
index d67b162f2..f5be437de 100644
--- a/apps/authz/src/shared/types/domain.type.ts
+++ b/apps/authz/src/shared/types/domain.type.ts
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ export type AuthZResponse = {
   permitSignature?: RequestSignature // The ENGINE's approval signature
   request?: AuthZRequest // The actual authorized request
   totalApprovalsRequired?: ApprovalRequirement[]
-  approvalsSatisfied?: ApprovalRequirement[]
   approvalsMissing?: ApprovalRequirement[]
+  approvalsSatisfied?: ApprovalRequirement[]
 }
 
 export type VerifiedApproval = {