diff --git a/internal/tracing_test.go b/internal/tracing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a09f74d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tracing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestTracing(t *testing.T) {
+	inCtx := context.Background()
+
+	tr, ctx := StartRegion(inCtx, "testing")
+	assert.NotNil(t, ctx)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, inCtx, ctx)
+	assert.NotNil(t, tr)
+	tr.SetTag("key", "value")
+	defer tr.End()
+}