diff --git a/pkg/output/text.go b/pkg/output/text.go
index 6f1f7fc..c958e91 100644
--- a/pkg/output/text.go
+++ b/pkg/output/text.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (o *text) Write(filename, kind, version string, err error, skipped bool) {
 
 	switch status(err, skipped) {
 	case VALID:
-		if !o.verbose {
+		if o.verbose {
 			fmt.Fprintf(o.w, "%s - %s is valid\n", filename, kind)
 		}
 		o.nValid++
diff --git a/pkg/output/text_test.go b/pkg/output/text_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc1236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/output/text_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package output
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTextWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	type result struct {
+		fileName, kind, version  string
+		err error
+		skipped bool
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range []struct {
+		name string
+		withSummary bool
+		verbose bool
+
+		res  []result
+		expect string
+	} {
+		{
+			"a single deployment, no summary, no verbose",
+			false,
+			false,
+			[]result{
+				{
+					"deployment.yml",
+					"Deployment",
+					"apps/v1",
+					nil,
+					false,
+				},
+			},
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"a single deployment, summary, no verbose",
+			true,
+			false,
+			[]result{
+				{
+					"deployment.yml",
+					"Deployment",
+					"apps/v1",
+					nil,
+					false,
+				},
+			},
+			"Run summary - Valid: 1, Invalid: 0, Errors: 0 Skipped: 0\n",
+		},
+		{
+			"a single deployment, verbose, with summary",
+			true,
+			true,
+			[]result{
+				{
+					"deployment.yml",
+					"Deployment",
+					"apps/v1",
+					nil,
+					false,
+				},
+			},
+			`deployment.yml - Deployment is valid
+Run summary - Valid: 1, Invalid: 0, Errors: 0 Skipped: 0
+`,
+		},
+	} {
+		w := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		o := Text(w, testCase.withSummary, testCase.verbose)
+
+		for _, res := range testCase.res {
+			o.Write(res.fileName, res.kind, res.version, res.err, res.skipped)
+		}
+		o.Flush()
+
+		if w.String() != testCase.expect {
+			t.Errorf("%s - expected: %s, got: %s", testCase.name, testCase.expect, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
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