diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 11bcbded3..92381b462 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -14730,6 +14730,45 @@ static void test_wc_PKCS7_EncodeEncryptedData (void)
 #endif
 } /* END test_wc_PKCS7_EncodeEncryptedData() */
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+ | hash.h Tests
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void test_wc_HashInit(void) 
+{
+    /*enum for holding supported algorithms, #ifndef's restrict if disabled*/
+    enum wc_HashType enumArray[] = {
+    #ifndef NO_MD5
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_MD5,
+    #endif
+    #ifndef NO_SHA
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_SHA,
+    #endif
+    #ifndef NO_SHA224
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_SHA224,
+    #endif 
+    #ifndef NO_SHA256  
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_SHA256,      
+    #endif 
+    #ifndef NO_SHA384  
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_SHA384,      
+    #endif     
+    #ifndef NO_SHA512  
+            WC_HASH_TYPE_SHA512,      
+    #endif     
+    };
+    int enumlen = (sizeof(enumArray))/4;/*dynamically finds the length*/
+    printf("the len of enum is: %d\n", enumlen);
+    /*For loop to test various arguments...*/
+    for(int i =0; i < enumlen; i++){
+    wc_HashAlg hash;
+    if(wc_HashInit(&hash, enumArray[i])==BAD_FUNC_ARG){/*checking for bad args*/
+       printf("Testing with argument itm# %d with a goodPtr-BAD_FUNC_ARG\n", i);
+    }
+    if(wc_HashInit(NULL, enumArray[i])==BAD_FUNC_ARG){/*checking for null ptr*/
+       printf("Testing with null pointer itm# %d returned BAD_FUNC_ARG\n", i);
+    }
+    }/* end of for loop */
+}/* end of test_wc_HashInit */
 
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -18876,6 +18915,8 @@ void ApiTest(void)
     test_wc_PKCS7_EncodeDecodeEnvelopedData();
     test_wc_PKCS7_EncodeEncryptedData();
 
+    test_wc_HashInit(); 
+
     printf(" End API Tests\n");
 
 }