diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index be7022d..68dee8a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ For a board with a built-in display.
     import terminalio
     from adafruit_display_text import label
 
+
     text = "Hello world"
     text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text)
     text_area.x = 10
     text_area.y = 10
     board.DISPLAY.show(text_area)
+    while True:
+        pass
 
 
 Contributing
diff --git a/examples/display_text_simpletest.py b/examples/display_text_simpletest.py
index e69de29..13ce617 100644
--- a/examples/display_text_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/display_text_simpletest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import board
+import terminalio
+from adafruit_display_text import label
+
+
+text = "Hello world"
+text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text)
+text_area.x = 10
+text_area.y = 10
+board.DISPLAY.show(text_area)
+while True:
+    pass