diff --git a/java/helloworld.java b/java/helloworld.java
index cf9fbf6..5e62599 100644
--- a/java/helloworld.java
+++ b/java/helloworld.java
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-class HelloWorld {
+//compiles and runs successfully
+class helloworld {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println("Hello World!"); 
     }
diff --git a/java/test.sh b/java/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..029eb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+javac --release 17 helloworld.java
+java helloworld
\ No newline at end of file