diff --git a/exercises/word-count/word_count_test.go b/exercises/word-count/word_count_test.go
index b30f665c2..865507c2c 100644
--- a/exercises/word-count/word_count_test.go
+++ b/exercises/word-count/word_count_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 const targetTestVersion = 3
 
-func TestWordCount(t *testing.T) {
+func TestTestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	if testVersion != targetTestVersion {
 		t.Fatalf("Found testVersion = %v, want %v", testVersion, targetTestVersion)
 	}
+}
+
+func TestWordCount(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range testCases {
 		expected := tt.output
 		actual := WordCount(tt.input)