diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-testthat.R b/tests/testthat/test-testthat.R
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+++ b/tests/testthat/test-testthat.R
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+test_that("testthat works", {
+  expect_equal(2 * 2, 4)
+})