diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c871a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This workflow will build a golang project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
+
+name: Go
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.23.0'
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: go build -v ./...
+
+    - name: Test
+      run: go test -race -v ./...
diff --git a/ttl/ttl.go b/ttl/ttl.go
index d8765a3..7164c5f 100644
--- a/ttl/ttl.go
+++ b/ttl/ttl.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 // TTL represents a time-based cache system with sharding and dynamic eviction.
@@ -46,12 +48,14 @@ type shardLookupTable struct {
 func (ttl *TTL) Init() error {
 	newShard := shard{}
 	ttl.shardLookupTable = shardLookupTable{shards: make(shards)}
+
 	ttl.newShard(&newShard)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Put inserts an item into the cache and returns the shard ID it was stored in.
 func (ttl *TTL) Put(item *Item) (uint64, error) {
+
 	ttl.shardLookupTable.mutex.RLock()
 	shardId := ttl.shardLookupTable.currentShardId
 	currentShard := ttl.shardLookupTable.shards[shardId]
@@ -64,7 +68,9 @@ func (ttl *TTL) Put(item *Item) (uint64, error) {
 	}
 
 	currentShard.mutex.Lock()
+
 	if uint64(len(currentShard.data)) < ttl.ShardSize && !currentShard.isTerminated && currentShard != nil {
+
 		currentShard.data[item.Key] = item
 		currentShard.mutex.Unlock()
 	} else {
@@ -162,6 +168,7 @@ func (shard *shard) cleanup(ctx context.Context, ttl *TTL) {
 			}
 
 			if len(shard.data) == 0 {
+
 				shard.mutex.Unlock()
 				ttl.terminateShard(shard)
 				return
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ func (shard *shard) cleanup(ctx context.Context, ttl *TTL) {
 
 // terminateShard removes an empty shard from the lookup table.
 func (ttl *TTL) terminateShard(shard *shard) {
+
 	ttl.shardLookupTable.mutex.Lock()
 	defer ttl.shardLookupTable.mutex.Unlock()