diff --git a/pkg/output/text_test.go b/pkg/output/text_test.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/output/text_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package output
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/yannh/kubeconform/pkg/resource"
+	"github.com/yannh/kubeconform/pkg/validator"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTextWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	type result struct {
+		fileName, kind, name, version string
+		err                           error
+		skipped                       bool
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range []struct {
+		name        string
+		withSummary bool
+		isStdin     bool
+		verbose     bool
+		results     []validator.Result
+		expect      string
+	}{
+		{
+			"a single deployment, no summary, no verbose",
+			false,
+			false,
+			false,
+			[]validator.Result{},
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"a single deployment, summary, no verbose",
+			true,
+			false,
+			false,
+			[]validator.Result{
+				{
+					Resource: resource.Resource{
+						Path: "deployment.yml",
+						Bytes: []byte(`apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: "my-app"
+`),
+					},
+					Status: validator.Valid,
+					Err: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			"Summary: 1 resource found in 1 file - Valid: 1, Invalid: 0, Errors: 0 Skipped: 0\n",
+		},
+		{
+			"a single deployment, verbose, with summary",
+			true,
+			false,
+			true,
+			[]validator.Result{
+				{
+					Resource: resource.Resource{
+						Path: "deployment.yml",
+						Bytes: []byte(`apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: "my-app"
+`),
+					},
+					Status: validator.Valid,
+					Err: nil,
+				},
+
+			},
+			`deployment.yml - Deployment my-app is valid
+Summary: 1 resource found in 1 file - Valid: 1, Invalid: 0, Errors: 0 Skipped: 0
+`,
+		},
+	} {
+		w := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		o := textOutput(w, testCase.withSummary, testCase.isStdin, testCase.verbose)
+
+		for _, res := range testCase.results {
+			o.Write(res)
+		}
+		o.Flush()
+
+		if w.String() != testCase.expect {
+			t.Errorf("%s - expected: %s, got: %s", testCase.name, testCase.expect, w)
+		}
+	}
+}