diff --git a/tests/profile/meson.build b/tests/profile/meson.build
index 2a2a541..47ab3bb 100644
--- a/tests/profile/meson.build
+++ b/tests/profile/meson.build
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 tests += {meson.current_source_dir() / 'read_all_profiles.rs': []}
+tests += {
+    meson.current_source_dir() / 'read_mock_profile.rs': [
+        meson.current_source_dir() / 'mockrepo',
+    ],
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/base/make.defaults b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/base/make.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e93612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/base/make.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USE="base"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/package.use b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/package.use
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71f6be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/package.use
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+app-editors/emacs gui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/parent b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/parent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a96aa0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/parent
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/use.force b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/use.force
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9242d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/gui/use.force
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/make.defaults b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/make.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76bbc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/make.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USE="emacs"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/package.use b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/package.use
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6f712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/package.use
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+app-editors/emacs default
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/packages b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/packages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f4b446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/packages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*app-editors/emacs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/parent b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/parent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec3f86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/parent
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../base
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/use.force b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/use.force
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331d858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/features/emacs/use.force
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/repo_name b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/repo_name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1c92af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/mockrepo/profiles/repo_name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mockrepo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/profile/read_mock_profile.rs b/tests/profile/read_mock_profile.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2332c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profile/read_mock_profile.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use gentoo_utils::{atom::Atom, repo::Repo, useflag::UseFlag};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+fn main() {
+    let repo_path = env::args().nth(1).expect("expected path to mock repo");
+    let repo = Repo::new(&repo_path).expect("failed to open repo");
+    let profile = repo
+        .evaluate_profile("features/emacs/gui")
+        .expect("failed to evaluate profile");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        profile.make_defaults()["USE"]
+            .split_ascii_whitespace()
+            .sorted()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        vec!["base", "emacs"]
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        profile
+            .packages()
+            .iter()
+            .map(Atom::to_string)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        vec!["app-editors/emacs"]
+    );
+
+    let emacs_package_use = profile
+        .package_use()
+        .iter()
+        .find_map(|(atom, flags)| {
+            if atom.clone().into_cp().to_string() == "app-editors/emacs" {
+                Some(flags)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+        .expect("failed to read package.use settings for app-editors/emacs");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        emacs_package_use
+            .iter()
+            .map(UseFlag::to_string)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        vec!["default", "gui"]
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        profile
+            .use_force()
+            .iter()
+            .map(UseFlag::to_string)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        vec!["default", "gui"]
+    );
+}