diff --git a/api/v1beta1/imagerepository_types.go b/api/v1beta1/imagerepository_types.go
index 811ef37..afc904e 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/imagerepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/imagerepository_types.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type ImageRepositorySpec struct {
 }
 
 type AccessFrom struct {
-	NamespaceSelectors []NamespaceSelector `json:"namespaceSelector,omitempty"`
+	NamespaceSelectors []NamespaceSelector `json:"namespaceSelectors,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type NamespaceSelector struct {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml b/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
index 8d65898..e36a297 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/image.toolkit.fluxcd.io_imagerepositories.yaml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ spec:
               accessFrom:
                 description: AccessFrom defines an ACL for allowing cross-namespace references to the ImageRepository object based on the caller's namespace labels.
                 properties:
-                  namespaceSelector:
+                  namespaceSelectors:
                     items:
                       properties:
                         matchLabels:
diff --git a/config/samples/image_v1beta1_imagerepository.yaml b/config/samples/image_v1beta1_imagerepository.yaml
index 4694922..460a0f6 100644
--- a/config/samples/image_v1beta1_imagerepository.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/image_v1beta1_imagerepository.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   image: ghcr.io/stefanprodan/podinfo
   interval: 1m0s
+  accessFrom:
+    namespaceSelectors:
+      - matchLabels:
+          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: flux-system
diff --git a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
index 84d2411..8c02ecc 100644
--- a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
@@ -332,29 +332,17 @@ func (r *ImagePolicyReconciler) hasAccessToRepository(ctx context.Context, polic
 	}
 	policyLabels := policyNamespace.GetLabels()
 
-	// deny access if the policy namespace has no labels
-	if len(policyLabels) == 0 {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("ImageRepository '%s/%s' can't be accessed due to missing lables on namespace '%s'",
-			repo.Namespace, repo.Name, policy.Namespace)
-	}
-
 	// check if the policy namespace labels match any ACL
-	var allowed bool
 	for _, selector := range acl.NamespaceSelectors {
 		sel, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(&metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: selector.MatchLabels})
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
 		if sel.Matches(labels.Set(policyLabels)) {
-			allowed = true
-			break
+			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !allowed {
-		return allowed, fmt.Errorf("ImageRepository '%s/%s' can't be accessed due to lables mismatch on namespace '%s'",
-			repo.Namespace, repo.Name, policy.Namespace)
-	}
-
-	return allowed, nil
+	return false, fmt.Errorf("ImageRepository '%s/%s' can't be accessed due to labels mismatch on namespace '%s'",
+		repo.Namespace, repo.Name, policy.Namespace)
 }
diff --git a/controllers/policy_test.go b/controllers/policy_test.go
index bb97b55..3f8b4b7 100644
--- a/controllers/policy_test.go
+++ b/controllers/policy_test.go
@@ -458,6 +458,85 @@ var _ = Describe("ImagePolicy controller", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		When("is in different namespace with no empty match labels", func() {
+			It("grants access", func() {
+				policyNamespace := &corev1.Namespace{}
+				policyNamespace.Name = "acl-" + randStringRunes(5)
+
+				Expect(k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), policyNamespace)).To(Succeed())
+				defer k8sClient.Delete(context.Background(), policyNamespace)
+
+				versions := []string{"1.0.0", "1.0.1"}
+				imgRepo := loadImages(registryServer, "acl-image-"+randStringRunes(5), versions)
+
+				repo := imagev1.ImageRepository{
+					Spec: imagev1.ImageRepositorySpec{
+						Interval: metav1.Duration{Duration: reconciliationInterval},
+						Image:    imgRepo,
+						AccessFrom: &imagev1.AccessFrom{
+							NamespaceSelectors: []imagev1.NamespaceSelector{
+								{
+									MatchLabels: make(map[string]string),
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+				repoObjectName := types.NamespacedName{
+					Name:      "acl-repo-" + randStringRunes(5),
+					Namespace: "default",
+				}
+				repo.Name = repoObjectName.Name
+				repo.Namespace = repoObjectName.Namespace
+
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), contextTimeout)
+				defer cancel()
+
+				r := imageRepoReconciler
+				Expect(r.Create(ctx, &repo)).To(Succeed())
+
+				Eventually(func() bool {
+					err := r.Get(ctx, repoObjectName, &repo)
+					return err == nil && repo.Status.LastScanResult != nil
+				}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
+				Expect(repo.Status.CanonicalImageName).To(Equal(imgRepo))
+				Expect(repo.Status.LastScanResult.TagCount).To(Equal(len(versions)))
+
+				polObjectName := types.NamespacedName{
+					Name:      "acl-pol-" + randStringRunes(5),
+					Namespace: policyNamespace.Name,
+				}
+				pol := imagev1.ImagePolicy{
+					Spec: imagev1.ImagePolicySpec{
+						ImageRepositoryRef: meta.NamespacedObjectReference{
+							Name:      repoObjectName.Name,
+							Namespace: repoObjectName.Namespace,
+						},
+						Policy: imagev1.ImagePolicyChoice{
+							SemVer: &imagev1.SemVerPolicy{
+								Range: "1.0.x",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+				pol.Namespace = polObjectName.Namespace
+				pol.Name = polObjectName.Name
+
+				ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), contextTimeout)
+				defer cancel()
+
+				Expect(r.Create(ctx, &pol)).To(Succeed())
+
+				Eventually(func() bool {
+					err := r.Get(ctx, polObjectName, &pol)
+					return err == nil && pol.Status.LatestImage != ""
+				}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
+				Expect(pol.Status.LatestImage).To(Equal(imgRepo + ":1.0.1"))
+
+				Expect(r.Delete(ctx, &pol)).To(Succeed())
+			})
+		})
+
 		When("is in different namespace with matching ACL", func() {
 			It("grants access", func() {
 				policyNamespace := &corev1.Namespace{}
diff --git a/docs/api/image-reflector.md b/docs/api/image-reflector.md
index 6d0a765..2b1639e 100644
--- a/docs/api/image-reflector.md
+++ b/docs/api/image-reflector.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Resource Types:
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td>
-<code>namespaceSelector</code><br>
+<code>namespaceSelectors</code><br>
 <em>
 <a href="#image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1.NamespaceSelector">
 []NamespaceSelector
diff --git a/docs/spec/v1beta1/imagerepositories.md b/docs/spec/v1beta1/imagerepositories.md
index 701c1db..a3fd2e4 100644
--- a/docs/spec/v1beta1/imagerepositories.md
+++ b/docs/spec/v1beta1/imagerepositories.md
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ spec:
   secretRef:
     name: regcred
   accessFrom:
-  - namespaceSelector:
-      matchLabels:
-        kubernetes.io/metadata.name: flux-system
+    namespaceSelectors:
+      - matchLabels:
+          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: flux-system
 ```
 
 **Note** that the `kubernetes.io/metadata.name` is a readonly label added by Kubernetes >= 1.21