diff --git a/packages/utils/src/assert.spec.ts b/packages/utils/src/assert.spec.ts
index 669405a5..2631596b 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/assert.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/assert.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-import { assertDefined, assertDefinedAndNotNull } from "./assert";
+import { assert, assertDefined, assertDefinedAndNotNull } from "./assert";
 
 describe("assert", () => {
+
+  describe("assert", () => {
+    it('assert should not throw an error when condition is truthy', () => {
+      expect(() => assert(true)).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('assert should throw an error with default message when condition is falsy', () => {
+      expect(() => assert(false)).toThrowError("condition is not truthy");
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("assertDefined", () => {
     it("passes for simple values", () => {
       {