diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
index 34791034..3a984baf 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
@@ -10,22 +10,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	req := wwapiv1.GetProfileList{
-		ShowAll:  ShowAll,
-		Profiles: args,
-	}
-	profileInfo, err := apiprofile.ProfileList(&req)
-	if err != nil {
+func CobraRunE(vars *variables) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		req := wwapiv1.GetProfileList{
+			ShowAll:  vars.showAll,
+			Profiles: args,
+		}
+		profileInfo, err := apiprofile.ProfileList(&req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if len(profileInfo.Output) > 0 {
+			ph := helper.NewPrintHelper(strings.Split(profileInfo.Output[0], "="))
+			for _, val := range profileInfo.Output[1:] {
+				ph.Append(strings.Split(val, "="))
+			}
+			ph.Render()
+		}
 		return
 	}
-
-	if len(profileInfo.Output) > 0 {
-		ph := helper.NewPrintHelper(strings.Split(profileInfo.Output[0], "="))
-		for _, val := range profileInfo.Output[1:] {
-			ph.Append(strings.Split(val, "="))
-		}
-		ph.Render()
-	}
-	return
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main_test.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39e9f187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package list
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfconf"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_List(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		args   []string
+		stdout string
+		inDb   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "profile list test",
+			args: []string{},
+			stdout: `PROFILE NAME  COMMENT/DESCRIPTION
+  default       --`,
+			inDb: `WW_INTERNAL: 43
+nodeprofiles:
+  default: {}
+nodes:
+  n01:
+    profiles:
+    - default
+`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	conf_yml := `
+WW_INTERNAL: 0
+    `
+
+	conf := warewulfconf.New()
+	err := conf.Read([]byte(conf_yml))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	warewulfd.SetNoDaemon()
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		_, err = node.TestNew([]byte(tt.inDb))
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		t.Logf("Running test: %s\n", tt.name)
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			baseCmd := GetCommand()
+			baseCmd.SetArgs(tt.args)
+			baseCmd.SetOut(nil)
+			baseCmd.SetErr(nil)
+			stdoutR, stdoutW, _ := os.Pipe()
+			os.Stdout = stdoutW
+			err = baseCmd.Execute()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Received error when running command, err: %v", err)
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+			stdoutC := make(chan string)
+			go func() {
+				var buf bytes.Buffer
+				_, _ = io.Copy(&buf, stdoutR)
+				stdoutC <- buf.String()
+			}()
+			stdoutW.Close()
+
+			stdout := <-stdoutC
+			stdout = strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
+			stdout = strings.ReplaceAll(stdout, " ", "")
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, stdout, "os.stdout should not be empty")
+			tt.stdout = strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(tt.stdout), " ", "")
+			if stdout != strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(tt.stdout), " ", "") {
+				t.Errorf("Got wrong output, got:\n '%s'\n, but want:\n '%s'\n", stdout, tt.stdout)
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
index 1144d5c2..14689314 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
@@ -2,23 +2,22 @@ package list
 
 import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-var (
-	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		Use:     "list [OPTIONS] [PROFILE ...]",
-		Short:   "List profiles and configurations",
-		Long:    "This command will display configurations for PROFILE.",
-		RunE:    CobraRunE,
-		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
-	}
-	ShowAll bool
-)
-
-func init() {
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ShowAll, "all", "a", false, "Show all node configurations")
+type variables struct {
+	showAll bool
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
 func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	vars := variables{}
+	baseCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+		Use:                   "list [OPTIONS] [PROFILE ...]",
+		Short:                 "List profiles and configurations",
+		Long:                  "This command will display configurations for PROFILE.",
+		RunE:                  CobraRunE(&vars),
+		Aliases:               []string{"ls"},
+	}
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&vars.showAll, "all", "a", false, "Show all node configurations")
+
 	return baseCmd
 }