diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c252aa4..baf602a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dev = ["pytest>=7.0"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 minversion = "6.0"
-addopts = "-ra -q"
+addopts = "-ra -vvv --log-cli-level=INFO"
 testpaths = [
     "tests",
 ]
diff --git a/src/videotoolkit/tools.py b/src/videotoolkit/tools.py
index f26ea3f..2467ed1 100644
--- a/src/videotoolkit/tools.py
+++ b/src/videotoolkit/tools.py
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
 from .utils import add_logo, generate_hex_grid
 
+from pathlib import Path
+import logging
 
-def create_start_slide(filename: str, title: str, subtitle: str):
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_start_slide(filename: str | Path, title: str, subtitle: str):
     """Creates a PDF start slide with the given title and subtitle."""
     # Define the dimensions for a 16:9 aspect ratio
     width, height = 3840, 2160
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ def create_start_slide(filename: str, title: str, subtitle: str):
     # Save PDF
     c.showPage()
     c.save()
+    logger.info(f'Saved {filename}')
 
 
 def create_end_slide(filename: str, message: str):
diff --git a/tests/test_tools.py b/tests/test_tools.py
index b5ae052..e335a2c 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -3,10 +3,25 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT License found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
+
+import videotoolkit
+
 
 def test_create_start_slide():
-    """Placeholder test for create_start_slide"""
-    assert True  # Replace with real test later
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+        # Convert the temporary directory path to a Path object
+        temp_path = Path(temp_dir)
+
+        pdf_file = temp_path / 'test.pdf'
+        png_file = temp_path / 'test.png'
+
+        videotoolkit.create_start_slide(str(pdf_file), 'title', 'subtitle')
+        videotoolkit.pdf_to_png(temp_path / 'test.pdf')
+
+        assert pdf_file.is_file()
+        assert png_file.is_file()
 
 
 def test_create_end_slide():