diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/configuration.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/configuration.md
index 77b630d347..d4cc7fc0c2 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-catalog/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/configuration.md
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ For example, given the following configuration:
 ```yaml
 catalog:
   rules:
-    - allow: [Component, API]
-    - allow: [System]
-      locations:
-        type: github
+    - allow: [Component, API, System]
 
   locations:
     - type: github
@@ -43,9 +40,9 @@ catalog:
       allow: [Group]
 ```
 
-We are able to add entities of kind `Component` or `API` from any location,
-entities of kind `System` from any `github` location, and `Group` entities from
-the `org-data.yaml`, which will also be read as statically configured location.
+We are able to add entities of kind `Component`, `API`, or `System` from any
+location, and `Group` entities from the `org-data.yaml`, which will also be read
+as statically configured location.
 
 Note that if the `catalog.rules` key is present it will replace the default
 value, meaning that you need to add rules for `Component` and `API` kinds if you
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.test.ts
index 4a403f8dfa..34484f6b1e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.test.ts
@@ -179,5 +179,20 @@ describe('CatalogRulesEnforcer', () => {
       expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.group, location.z)).toBe(false);
       expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.component, location.z)).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('should not care about location configuration in catalog.rules', () => {
+      const enforcer = CatalogRulesEnforcer.fromConfig(
+        new ConfigReader({
+          catalog: {
+            rules: [{ allow: ['Group'], locations: [{ type: 'github' }] }],
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.user, location.x)).toBe(false);
+      expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.group, location.x)).toBe(true);
+      expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.group, location.y)).toBe(true);
+      expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.group, location.z)).toBe(true);
+      expect(enforcer.isAllowed(entity.component, location.z)).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 });