diff --git a/gsdb/Execute_test.go b/gsdb/Execute_test.go
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+++ b/gsdb/Execute_test.go
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+package gsdb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestExecute(t *testing.T) {
+	textHandler := slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil)
+	l := slog.New(textHandler)
+	NewSQLite3("test.db", l, context.Background())
+
+	type TestPerson struct {
+		Id      int       `db:"column=id primarykey=yes table=Test"`
+		Name    string    `db:"column=name"`
+		Dtadded time.Time `db:"column=dtadded"`
+		Status  int       `db:"column=status"`
+		Ignored int       `db:"column=ignored omit=yes"`
+	}
+
+	tableCreate := `
+	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, 
+	name TEXT NOT NULL, 
+	dtadded DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 
+	status INTEGER NOT NULL
+	);`
+
+	_, err := DB.dbConnection.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test;")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute drop table prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	_, err = DB.dbConnection.Exec(tableCreate)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute tableCreate SQL prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		entry   TestPerson
+		expectedLastID int64
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "Execute an Insert success with all fields",
+			entry: TestPerson{Name: "Ronald McDonald", Dtadded: time.Now().UTC(), Status: 1},
+			expectedLastID: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Execute an Insert with fields missing - current setup will populate missing fields with Go zero values",
+			entry: TestPerson{Dtadded: time.Now().UTC()},
+			expectedLastID: 2,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			insertSQL, err := DB.Insert(tc.entry)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to generate Insert SQL: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			lastInsertedID, rowsAffected, err := DB.Execute(insertSQL)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to execute insert during test: %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			result, err := QuerySingleStruct[TestPerson](`
+				SELECT name, id FROM test ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1;
+			`)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("QuerySingleStruct error during test: %s - %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			switch {
+			case result.Name != tc.entry.Name:
+				t.Fatalf("queried result name does not match. got: %s want: %s", result.Name, tc.entry.Name)
+
+			case lastInsertedID != tc.expectedLastID:
+				t.Fatalf("expected last inserted IDs to match. got: %d want: %d", lastInsertedID, tc.expectedLastID)
+
+			case int64(result.Id) != tc.expectedLastID:
+				t.Fatalf("expected result.Id of %d to match expectedLastID: %d but got: %d", int64(result.Id), tc.expectedLastID, lastInsertedID)
+
+			case rowsAffected != 1:
+				t.Fatalf("expected only 1 rowsAffected but got %d", rowsAffected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}