diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index f2ebe90..f33a611 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/rightfold/purescript-postgresql-client.git"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "purescript-assert": "^3.0.0",
+    "purescript-eff": "^3.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/Main.purs b/test/Main.purs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e67548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Main.purs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module Test.Main
+  ( main
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Monad.Aff (launchAff)
+import Control.Monad.Eff (Eff)
+import Control.Monad.Eff.Class (liftEff)
+import Control.Monad.Eff.Exception (EXCEPTION)
+import Data.Tuple.Nested ((/\))
+import Database.PostgreSQL (POSTGRESQL, PoolConfiguration, Query(..), execute, newPool, query, withConnection)
+import Prelude
+import Test.Assert (ASSERT, assert)
+
+main :: ∀ eff. Eff (assert :: ASSERT, exception :: EXCEPTION, postgreSQL :: POSTGRESQL | eff) Unit
+main = void $ launchAff do
+  pool <- newPool config
+  withConnection pool \conn -> do
+    execute conn (Query """
+      CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE foods (
+        name text NOT NULL,
+        delicious boolean NOT NULL,
+        PRIMARY KEY (name)
+      )
+    """) unit
+
+    execute conn (Query """
+      INSERT INTO foods (name, delicious)
+      VALUES ($1, $2), ($3, $4), ($5, $6)
+    """) ("pork" /\ true /\ "sauerkraut" /\ false /\ "rookworst" /\ true /\ unit)
+
+    query conn (Query """
+      SELECT name
+      FROM foods
+      WHERE delicious
+      ORDER BY name ASC
+    """) unit
+      >>= liftEff <<< assert <<< (==) ["pork" /\ unit, "rookworst" /\ unit]
+
+    pure unit
+
+config :: PoolConfiguration
+config =
+  { user: "postgres"
+  , password: "lol123"
+  , host: "127.0.0.1"
+  , port: 5432
+  , database: "purspg"
+  , max: 10
+  , idleTimeoutMillis: 1000
+  }