diff --git a/profile/test/display_priority.py b/profile/test/display_priority.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a50c60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/test/display_priority.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+c = get_config()
+
+load_subconfig('null.py')
+
+c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='display_priority'
diff --git a/profile/test/null.py b/profile/test/null.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02d32fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profile/test/null.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+c = get_config()
+
+
+c.ConverterTemplate.extract_figures=False
+c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='null'
+c.ConverterTemplate.tex_environement=False
+
+c.ExtractFigureTransformer.enabled = False
diff --git a/templates/skeleton/display_priority.tpl b/templates/skeleton/display_priority.tpl
index 56832dd..f237e55 100644
--- a/templates/skeleton/display_priority.tpl
+++ b/templates/skeleton/display_priority.tpl
@@ -7,38 +7,31 @@
     {%- for type in output | filter_data_type -%}
         {%- if type in ['pdf']%}
             {%- block data_pdf -%}
-                ->> pdf
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
         {%- if type in ['svg']%}
             {%- block data_svg -%}
-                ->> svg
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
         {%- if type in ['png']%}
             {%- block data_png -%}
-                ->> png
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
         {%- if type in ['html']%}
             {%- block data_html -%}
-                ->> html
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
         {%- if type in ['jpeg']%}
             {%- block data_jpg -%}
-                ->> jpg
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
         {%- if type in ['text']%}
             {%- block data_text -%}
-                ->> text
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
 
         {%- if type in ['latex']%}
             {%- block data_latex -%}
-                ->> latext
             {%- endblock -%}
         {%- endif -%}
     {%- endfor -%}
diff --git a/templates/skeleton/tex/display_priority.tplx b/templates/skeleton/tex/display_priority.tplx
index 78cd12a..d4a88ee 100644
--- a/templates/skeleton/tex/display_priority.tplx
+++ b/templates/skeleton/tex/display_priority.tplx
@@ -8,38 +8,31 @@
     ((*- for type in output | filter_data_type -*))
         ((*- if type in ['pdf']*))
             ((*- block data_pdf -*))
-                ->> pdf
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
         ((*- if type in ['svg']*))
             ((*- block data_svg -*))
-                ->> svg
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
         ((*- if type in ['png']*))
             ((*- block data_png -*))
-                ->> png
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
         ((*- if type in ['html']*))
             ((*- block data_html -*))
-                ->> html
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
         ((*- if type in ['jpeg']*))
             ((*- block data_jpg -*))
-                ->> jpg
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
         ((*- if type in ['text']*))
             ((*- block data_text -*))
-                ->> text
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
 
         ((*- if type in ['latex']*))
             ((*- block data_latex -*))
-                ->> latext
             ((*- endblock -*))
         ((*- endif -*))
     ((*- endfor -*))
diff --git a/tests/test_templates.py b/tests/test_templates.py
index b391816..52a32b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_templates.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import nose.tools as nt
 import os
 from nose.tools import nottest
 from converters.template import ConverterTemplate
+from  IPython.config.loader import PyFileConfigLoader 
+
+
 
 
 def test_evens():
@@ -10,9 +13,15 @@ def test_evens():
             'tests/ipynbref/IntroNumPy.orig'
             ]
 
-    # null template should return empty
-    C = ConverterTemplate()
-    C.read('tests/ipynbref/IntroNumPy.orig.ipynb')
-    result,_ =  C.convert()
-    nt.assert_equal(result,'')
+    test_profiles = [prof for prof in os.listdir('profile/test/') if prof.endswith('.py')]
+
+    ### null template should return empty
+    for profile in test_profiles:
+        loader = PyFileConfigLoader(profile, path=[os.path.join(os.getcwdu(),'profile/test')])
+        config = loader.load_config()
+        C = ConverterTemplate(config=config)
+        C.read('tests/ipynbref/IntroNumPy.orig.ipynb')
+        result,_ =  C.convert()
+        nt.assert_equal(result,'')
+    ### end null test