diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bc0c869..42b21ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
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+    "arrify": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/arrify/-/arrify-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-iYUI2iIm84DfkEcoRWhJwVAaSw0=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/assertion-error/-/assertion-error-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -326,6 +332,12 @@
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+    "make-error": {
+      "version": "1.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0Dab5btKVPhibSalc9QGXb559ED7G7iLjFXBaj9Wq8O3vorueR5K5jaE3hkG6ZQINyhA/JgG6Qk4qdFQjsYV6g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
@@ -439,6 +451,21 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "source-map": {
+      "version": "0.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "source-map-support": {
+      "version": "0.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eKkTgWYeBOQqFGXRfKabMFdnWepo51vWqEdoeikaEPFiJC7MCU5j2h4+6Q8npkZTeLGbSyecZvRxiSoWl3rh+w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
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+      }
+    },
     "sprintf-js": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -460,6 +487,30 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-U10EXOa2Nj+kARcIRimZXp3zJMc=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "ts-node": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XK7QmDcNHVmZkVtkiwNDWiERRHPyU8nBqZB1+iv2UhOG0q3RQ9HsZ2CMqISlFbxjrYFGfG2mX7bW4dAyxBVzUw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "arrify": "1.0.1",
+        "chalk": "2.3.2",
+        "diff": "3.5.0",
+        "make-error": "1.3.4",
+        "minimist": "1.2.0",
+        "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
+        "source-map-support": "0.5.3",
+        "yn": "2.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "tslib": {
       "version": "1.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.9.0.tgz",
@@ -512,6 +563,12 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
       "dev": true
+    },
+    "yn": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-5a2ryKz0CPY4X8dklWhMiOavaJo=",
+      "dev": true
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ee1705..b2340e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "mocha": "^5.0.4",
+    "ts-node": "^5.0.1",
     "tslint": "^5.9.1",
     "typescript": "^2.7.2"
   },
@@ -19,13 +20,11 @@
     "build:ts": "tsc",
     "lint": "tslint --config tslint.json --project tsconfig.json",
     "watch:ts": "tsc --watch",
-
     "ci:travis": "npm run test",
     "ci:circle:test": "npm run test",
     "ci:circle:lint": "npm run lint",
     "ci:appveyor": "npm run test",
-
-    "test": "mocha"
+    "test": "mocha --require ts-node/register test/**/*.ts"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63ae6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import {assert} from "chai";
+import hello from "../src/index";
+
+describe("hello", () => {
+  it("returns a string", () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(hello(), "I'm alive");
+  });
+});