diff --git a/src/commands/run.ts b/src/commands/run.ts
index 25a978a..205b43e 100644
--- a/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { consola } from 'consola'
 import { cosmiconfig } from 'cosmiconfig'
 import { name } from '../../package.json'
-import { eemojify, unemojify } from '../utils/emoji'
+import { createExampleCommitMessage, eemojify, unemojify } from '../utils/emoji'
 import { type Config, ConfigObject } from './../config'
 
 const C = new ConfigObject()
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
       }
 
       if (ctx.args.test) {
-        let initial = 'feat: add new feature'
+        let initial = createExampleCommitMessage(config)
 
         if (fs.existsSync(ctx.args.commit_file))
-          initial = unemojify(fs.readFileSync(ctx.args.commit_file, 'utf-8'), config) ?? ''
+          initial = unemojify(fs.readFileSync(ctx.args.commit_file, 'utf-8'), config)
 
         commitMessage = await consola.prompt('Commit message:', {
           placeholder: 'enter a commit message for testing...',
diff --git a/src/utils/emoji.ts b/src/utils/emoji.ts
index 9fb8706..87145db 100644
--- a/src/utils/emoji.ts
+++ b/src/utils/emoji.ts
@@ -94,3 +94,20 @@ export function unemojify(text: string, config: Config): string {
 
   return text.replace(regex, '').trim()
 }
+
+export function createExampleCommitMessage(config: Config): string {
+  const type = Object.keys(config.emojis)[0]
+  let emoji = Object.values(config.emojis)[0]
+  const subject = 'add new feature'
+
+  if (typeof emoji === 'object')
+    emoji = Object.values(emoji)[0]
+
+  if (!type || !emoji)
+    return ''
+
+  return config.format
+    .replace('{emoji}', emoji)
+    .replace('{type}', type)
+    .replace('{subject}', subject)
+}