diff --git a/test.go b/test.go
index 3554b33..b1fc665 100644
--- a/test.go
+++ b/test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package tea
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -31,3 +32,21 @@ func (f failure) Run(t *testing.T) {
 type empty struct{}
 
 func (e empty) Run(t *testing.T) {}
+
+// parseName parses the name for a given test
+func parseName(test Test) string {
+	if s, ok := test.(interface{ String() string }); ok {
+		return s.String()
+	}
+
+	tv := reflect.ValueOf(test)
+	switch tv.Type().Kind() {
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		tv = tv.Elem()
+	}
+	name := tv.Type().Name()
+	if name == "" {
+		return "unknown-test"
+	}
+	return name
+}
diff --git a/test_test.go b/test_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9e4209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package tea
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type nameless struct{}
+
+func (nameless) Run(t *testing.T) {}
+
+func TestNames(t *testing.T) {
+	testTests := []struct {
+		testToTest   Test
+		expectedName string
+	}{
+		{
+			testToTest:   nameless{},
+			expectedName: "nameless",
+		},
+		{
+			testToTest:   &nameless{},
+			expectedName: "nameless",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, doubleTest := range testTests {
+		name := parseName(doubleTest.testToTest)
+		if name != doubleTest.expectedName {
+			t.Errorf("saw name %q expecting %q", name, doubleTest.expectedName)
+		} else {
+			t.Logf("test %v has expected name %q", doubleTest.testToTest, name)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tree.go b/tree.go
index 8577321..4e9faaf 100644
--- a/tree.go
+++ b/tree.go
@@ -130,12 +130,3 @@ func isLoadField(f reflect.StructField) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
-
-// parseName parses the name for a given test
-func parseName(test Test) string {
-	if s, ok := test.(interface{ String() string }); ok {
-		return s.String()
-	}
-	iv := reflect.ValueOf(test)
-	return iv.Type().Name()
-}