diff --git a/initial-reverse/test-reverse.sh b/initial-reverse/test-reverse.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c13b8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initial-reverse/test-reverse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+if ! [[ -x reverse ]]; then
+ echo "reverse executable does not exist"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+../tester/run-tests.sh $*
+
+
diff --git a/initial-reverse/tests/1.desc b/initial-reverse/tests/1.desc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6e408e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initial-reverse/tests/1.desc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+too many command-line arguments
diff --git a/initial-reverse/tests/1.err b/initial-reverse/tests/1.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c114c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initial-reverse/tests/1.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usage: reverse