diff --git a/cmds/shared_test.go b/cmds/shared_test.go
index a28bdc0..290bc2b 100644
--- a/cmds/shared_test.go
+++ b/cmds/shared_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ patrick's dreams
 }
 
 func TestSortImports(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	a1 := []string{
 		`"fmt"`,
 		`"errors"`,
@@ -180,10 +182,9 @@ func TestSortImports(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestBuildImportString(t *testing.T) {
-}
-
 func TestCombineImports(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	a := imports{
 		standard:   []string{"fmt"},
 		thirdparty: []string{"github.com/pobri19/sqlboiler", "gopkg.in/guregu/null.v3"},
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ func TestCombineImports(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRemoveDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	hasDups := func(possible []string) error {
 		for i := 0; i < len(possible)-1; i++ {
 			for j := i + 1; j < len(possible); j++ {
@@ -246,6 +249,8 @@ func TestRemoveDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCombineStringSlices(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	var a, b []string
 	slice := combineStringSlices(a, b)
 	if ln := len(slice); ln != 0 {
diff --git a/cmds/sqlboiler_test.go b/cmds/sqlboiler_test.go
index acb35d2..e2541e4 100644
--- a/cmds/sqlboiler_test.go
+++ b/cmds/sqlboiler_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package cmds
 
-import "github.com/pobri19/sqlboiler/dbdrivers"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pobri19/sqlboiler/dbdrivers"
+)
 
 func init() {
 	cmdData = &CmdData{
@@ -16,6 +20,30 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
+// ioutil.TempDir
+// os.TempDir
+// set the temp dir to outfolder
+// generate all the stuffs
+
+// create a file in the tempdir folder named templates_test.go
+// use exec package to run go test in that folder (exec go test in that temp folder)
+
+// when i use the exec theres a special thing. if i look here https://golang.org/pkg/os/exec/#Cmd
+// stderr (create bytes.buf, shove it into that) (use Command for initialization of obj)
+// use Run (not start) on the command. run the thing which will give an error
+// check that error, if its nil it completed successfully and test should pass
+// if not nil, compile failed. check stderr and pump it out and fail test.
+//
+// use Dir to set working dir of test.
+// ALWAYs REMBerR To DEFerR DleELtEE The FOoFldER
+// miGtihtr WaNnaAu leAVae around  iwhen testing
+
+func TestTemplates(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.SkipNow()
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 var testHeader = `package main
 
diff --git a/cmds/template_funcs_test.go b/cmds/template_funcs_test.go
index 96b33ce..f069039 100644
--- a/cmds/template_funcs_test.go
+++ b/cmds/template_funcs_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ var testColumns = []dbdrivers.DBColumn{
 }
 
 func TestTitleCase(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		In  string
 		Out string
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ func TestTitleCase(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCamelCase(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		In  string
 		Out string
@@ -46,12 +50,16 @@ func TestCamelCase(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMakeDBName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	if out := makeDBName("a", "b"); out != "a_b" {
 		t.Error("Out was wrong:", out)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestInsertParamNames(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	out := insertParamNames(testColumns)
 	if out != "friend_column, enemy_column_thing" {
 		t.Error("Wrong output:", out)
@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ func TestInsertParamNames(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInsertParamFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	out := insertParamFlags(testColumns)
 	if out != "$1, $2" {
 		t.Error("Wrong output:", out)
@@ -66,6 +76,8 @@ func TestInsertParamFlags(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectParamFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	out := selectParamNames("table", testColumns)
 	if out != "friend_column AS table_friend_column, enemy_column_thing AS table_enemy_column_thing" {
 		t.Error("Wrong output:", out)
@@ -73,6 +85,8 @@ func TestSelectParamFlags(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestScanParams(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	out := scanParamNames("object", testColumns)
 	if out != "&object.FriendColumn, &object.EnemyColumnThing" {
 		t.Error("Wrong output:", out)