diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4a8d1d5..db642d5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ include README.md
 include README.rst
 include MANIFEST.in
 include ChangeLog
+include testit.py
 recursive-include func_timeout *.py
 recursive-include doc *.html
diff --git a/testit.py b/testit.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..297f198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from func_timeout import func_timeout, FunctionTimedOut
+import time
+import sys
+
+
+def doit(howmany):
+    time.sleep(2)
+    return 17 + howmany
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    print ( "Should get return value of 23:" )
+    print ( "\tGot Return: %s\n" %(str(func_timeout(4, doit, args=(6,))),) )
+
+    print ( "\nShould time out (exception):" )
+    try:
+        print ("\tGot Return: %s\n" %(str(func_timeout(1, doit, kwargs={'howmany' : 16})),))
+    except FunctionTimedOut as e:
+        sys.stderr.write('\tGot Exception: %s\n' %(str(e),))
+        pass