diff --git a/contracts/TalentLayerIdUtils.sol b/contracts/TalentLayerIdUtils.sol
index 870f113c..28e0cffd 100644
--- a/contracts/TalentLayerIdUtils.sol
+++ b/contracts/TalentLayerIdUtils.sol
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ pragma solidity ^0.8.9;
 
 import {TalentLayerID} from "./TalentLayerID.sol";
 import {IERC721Receiver} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC721/IERC721Receiver.sol";
+import {Ownable} from "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";
 
-contract TalentLayerIdUtils is IERC721Receiver {
+contract TalentLayerIdUtils is IERC721Receiver, Ownable {
+
+    // =========================== Mappings & Variables ==============================
 
     /**
      * @notice Instance of TalentLayerID.sol
@@ -16,13 +19,15 @@ contract TalentLayerIdUtils is IERC721Receiver {
      */
     address private backendDelegate;
 
-
+    // =========================== Initializers ==============================
 
     constructor(address _talentLayerIDAddress){
         talentLayerIdContract = TalentLayerID(_talentLayerIDAddress);
     }
 
-    function setBackendDelegate(address _backendDelegate) external {
+    // =========================== User functions ==============================
+
+    function setBackendDelegate(address _backendDelegate) external onlyOwner {
         backendDelegate = _backendDelegate;
     }
 
@@ -37,10 +42,14 @@ contract TalentLayerIdUtils is IERC721Receiver {
         talentLayerIdContract.safeTransferFrom(address(this), _to, tokenId);
     }
 
+    // =========================== Overrides ==============================
+
     function onERC721Received(address operator, address from, uint256 tokenId, bytes calldata data) external pure override returns (bytes4) {
         return this.onERC721Received.selector;
     }
 
+    // =========================== Modifiers ==============================
+
     modifier onlyBackendDelegate() {
         require((msg.sender == backendDelegate), "Not delegate");
         _;
diff --git a/test/batch/talentLayerIdUtils.ts b/test/batch/talentLayerIdUtils.ts
index b9bc26cd..1542b20a 100644
--- a/test/batch/talentLayerIdUtils.ts
+++ b/test/batch/talentLayerIdUtils.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ describe.only('TalentLayerIdUtils', function () {
       await deployAndSetup()
   })
 
+    it("should fail to setBackendDelegate if executed by non-owner", async function () {
+      await expect(
+          talentLayerIdUtils.connect(alice).setBackendDelegate(alice.address)
+      ).to.be.revertedWith("Ownable: caller is not the owner");
+    });
+
     it('mintDelegateAndTransfer', async function () {
       const handle = "pipou";
       const mintFee = talentLayerId.getHandlePrice(handle);