diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/barryrowe/android/coveralls/coveragetest/MainViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/barryrowe/android/coveralls/coveragetest/MainViewModel.kt
index d306e8d..445b17b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/barryrowe/android/coveralls/coveragetest/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/barryrowe/android/coveralls/coveragetest/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@ package com.barryrowe.android.coveralls.coveragetest
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 
 class MainViewModel(
-        private val names: List<String> = listOf("John", "Sally", "Erica", "Brad", "Veda")
+        _names: List<String> = mutableListOf("John", "Sally", "Erica", "Brad", "Veda")
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
+    private val names = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+    init {
+        names.addAll(_names)
+    }
+
+
     private var currentIndex = 0
     var name = names[currentIndex]
 
@@ -14,4 +21,8 @@ class MainViewModel(
         currentIndex = currentIndex.inc() % names.size
         name = names[currentIndex]
     }
+
+    fun addName(newName: String) {
+        names.add(newName)
+    }
 }
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