diff --git a/django_q/tests/tasks.py b/django_q/tests/tasks.py
index e69de29..c5463a4 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/tasks.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import time
+
+# simple countdown
+def count(n):
+    start_time = time.time()
+    while n > 0:
+        n -= 1
+    stop_time = time.time()
+    return stop_time - start_time