diff --git a/template/src/{{ PackageName }}.jl.jinja b/template/src/{{ PackageName }}.jl.jinja
index 9a72efc3..d415b545 100644
--- a/template/src/{{ PackageName }}.jl.jinja	
+++ b/template/src/{{ PackageName }}.jl.jinja	
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 module {{ PackageName }}
 
-# Write your package code here.
+"""
+    hi = hello_world()
+A simple function to return "Hello, World!"
+"""
+function hello_world()
+    return "Hello, World!"
+end
 
 end
diff --git a/template/test/runtests.jl.jinja b/template/test/runtests.jl.jinja
index 418a7a18..30041602 100644
--- a/template/test/runtests.jl.jinja
+++ b/template/test/runtests.jl.jinja
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ using {{ PackageName }}
 using Test
 
 @testset "{{ PackageName }}.jl" begin
-  # Write your tests here.
+  @test {{ PackageName }}.hello_world() == "Hello, World!"
 end