diff --git a/scripts/tests.py b/scripts/tests.py
index 3207fe4..9b1023a 100644
--- a/scripts/tests.py
+++ b/scripts/tests.py
@@ -178,14 +178,18 @@ def inputs_are_truthy_and_different(first, second):
     if (not first) or (not second):
         return False
     # cleanup
-    first_cleaned = first.replace("_", "-")
-    second_cleaned = second.replace("_", "-")
+    first_cleaned = clean_string(first)
+    second_cleaned = clean_string(second)
     # check if inputs are different
     if first_cleaned != second_cleaned:
         return True
     return False
 
 
+def clean_string(inp):
+    return inp.replace("-", "_").replace("_test", "")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # run tests
     runner = TestRunner(*sys.argv)
diff --git a/src/go/sort_insertion_sort_test.go b/src/go/sort_insertion_sort_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbfc40b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/sort_insertion_sort_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package algozone
+
+import "testing"
+
+///////////////////////
+// sort script start //
+///////////////////////
+
+// insertion sort!
+//
+// docs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insertion_sort
+//
+// Insertion sort steps through an input list, using it to grow an output list.
+// On every step, it sorts the current element into its proper location on the
+// output list.It continues until the input list is empty.
+
+func insertionSort(inputList []string) (outputList []string) {
+
+	for idx, element := range inputList {
+		outputList = append(outputList, element)
+		outputList = sortElementAtIndex(outputList, element, idx)
+	}
+
+	return outputList
+}
+
+func sortElementAtIndex(inputList []string, element string, idx int) (outputList []string) {
+	outputList = inputList
+	targetIndex := idx
+
+	for (targetIndex != 0) && (element < outputList[targetIndex-1]) {
+		outputList = swapWithPrevious(outputList, targetIndex)
+		targetIndex = targetIndex - 1
+	}
+
+	return outputList
+}
+
+func swapWithPrevious(list []string, idx int) []string {
+	list[idx], list[idx-1] = list[idx-1], list[idx]
+	return list
+}
+
+/////////////////////
+// sort script end //
+/////////////////////
+
+func TestInsertionSort(t *testing.T) {
+	inputList := getInputList()
+	outputList := insertionSort(inputList)
+	writeOutputList(outputList)
+}
+
+// ☝🏽 per-script helpers