diff --git a/tests/test_Configuration.py b/tests/test_Configuration.py
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+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from . import any_date, relpath
+
+import oxrlib.config
+import oxrlib.loaders
+
+INI_DIR_PATH = relpath('config_ini')
+
+def config_from(ini_filename, arglist=None):
+    if arglist is None:
+        arglist = ['historical', any_date().isoformat()]
+    ini_path = INI_DIR_PATH / ini_filename
+    return oxrlib.config.Configuration(['--config-file', ini_path.as_posix()] + arglist)
+
+def test_full_config():
+    config = config_from('full.ini')
+    loaders = config.get_loaders().loaders
+    assert type(loaders[0]) is oxrlib.loaders.FileCache
+    assert type(loaders[1]) is oxrlib.loaders.OXRAPIRequest
+    assert len(loaders) == 2
+
+def test_incomplete_config():
+    config = config_from('incomplete.ini')
+    assert not config.get_loaders().loaders
+
+def test_empty_config():
+    config = config_from(os.devnull)
+    assert not config.get_loaders().loaders
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('ini_filename,expected_currency,use_switch', [
+    (os.devnull, 'USD', False),
+    ('full.ini', 'INI', False),
+    ('full.ini', 'EUR', True),
+])
+def test_historical_default_base(ini_filename, expected_currency, use_switch, any_date):
+    arglist = ['historical']
+    if use_switch:
+        arglist.extend(['--base', expected_currency])
+    arglist.append(any_date.isoformat())
+    config = config_from(ini_filename, arglist)
+    assert config.args.base == expected_currency