diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 914ac60..5b5cb7d 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@ tap.test('should get whois info for domain', async () => {
   console.log(whoisInfo);
 });
 
+tap.test('should check for a valid tld', async () => {
+  const comIsValid = await testSmartWhois.isValidTld('.com');
+  console.log(comIsValid);
+  expect(comIsValid).toBeTrue();
+})
+
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 07d5440..93a82fb 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartwhois',
-  version: '1.0.3',
+  version: '1.0.4',
   description: 'a package for dealing with whois requests'
 }
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 5693c36..90e0989 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -21,5 +21,13 @@ export class SmartWhois {
     };
   }
 
+  public async isValidTld(tldArg: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const allTlds = await plugins.whoiser.allTlds();
+    const sanatizedTld = tldArg.startsWith('.')
+      ? tldArg.replace('.', '').toUpperCase()
+      : tldArg.toUpperCase();
+    return allTlds.includes(sanatizedTld);
+  }
+
   public async getWhoisForIp(ipArg: string) {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}