diff --git a/test/test_config_provider.py b/test/test_config_provider.py
index 3664c88a801bb5fd93d06ee43543d3b56ead6aa6..e2add058ff995b8f0b696bb26480d8a1e5dd7263 100644
--- a/test/test_config_provider.py
+++ b/test/test_config_provider.py
@@ -3,7 +3,45 @@ import config_provider
 
 class TestConfigProvider(unittest.TestCase):
 
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.dummy_config = {
+      'A': 'a',
+      'B': 'b'}
+    def read_dummy_conf(self, **kwargs):
+      conf_dict = dict(self.dummy_config, **kwargs)
+      return conf_dict
+    self.read_function = read_dummy_conf
+    self.config = config_provider.ConfigProvider(
+      load_function = {
+        'function': self.read_function, 'args': [self],
+        'kwargs': {'salt': 'pepper'}})
+
   def test_init(self):
     config = config_provider.ConfigProvider(
-      load_function = dict, foo = 'bar')
-    self.assertEqual({'foo': 'bar'}, config.dict)
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+      load_function = {
+        'function': self.read_function, 'args': [self],
+        'kwargs': {'foo': 'bar'}})
+    self.assertEqual({'foo': 'bar', 'A': 'a', 'B': 'b'}, config.dict)
+
+  def test_reload(self):
+    old_dict = dict(self.config.dict)
+    self.dummy_config = {'A': 'a1', 'B': 'b'}
+    expected_dict = {'A': 'a1', 'B': 'b', 'salt': 'pepper'}
+    with self.subTest(
+        'before Reload: self.config.dict = ' + str(self.config.dict)
+        + ' old_dict = ' + str(old_dict) + ' self.dummy_config = '
+        + str(self.dummy_config)):
+      self.assertEqual(
+        old_dict, self.config.dict, 'old_dict musst equal self.config.dict')
+      self.assertNotEqual(
+        self.dummy_config, self.config.dict,
+        'self.dummy_config musst not equal self.config.dict')
+    self.config.reload()
+    with self.subTest('after Reload: self.config.dict = ' + str(self.config.dict)
+        + ' old_dict = ' + str(old_dict) + ' self.dummy_config = '
+        + str(self.dummy_config)):
+      self.assertEqual(
+        expected_dict, self.config.dict,
+        'expected_dict musst equal self.config.dict')
+      self.assertNotEqual(
+        old_dict, self.config.dict, 'old_dict musst not equal self.config.dict')
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