diff --git a/utils/crypto_test.go b/utils/crypto_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..993f1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/crypto_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGeneratePrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
+        _, err := GeneratePrivateKey()
+        if err != nil {
+                t.Errorf("Error while generating private key: %v", err)
+        }
+}
+
+func TestLoadPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
+        _,err := LoadPrivateKeyFromFile("../testing/private_key")
+        if err != nil {
+                t.Errorf("Error while loading private key from file: %v", err)
+        }
+}