diff --git a/profiles/default.py b/profiles/default.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8313eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/default.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Default profile
+
+No tests skipped.
+"""
+
+#@var skip_test_list The list of tests to skip for this run
+skip_test_list = [
+]
diff --git a/tests/profiles/example.py b/profiles/example.py
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/profiles/example.py
rename to profiles/example.py
index 938a6f2..6e23b92 100644
--- a/tests/profiles/example.py
+++ b/profiles/example.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Sample profile
 
-A profile determines run specific behavior.  It is meant to capture 
+A profile determines run specific behavior.  It is meant to capture
 variations between different switch targets.
 
 A profile defines two target specific variables.
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 2. A set of tests to run (overriding the default "skip" priority)
 optionally specifying a test parameters specific to the test run
 
-This file should be imported "as profile" so references to the 
-module will properly map.
-
 @todo Allow a test to be run multiple times with different params
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/profiles/noing.py b/profiles/noing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/profiles/noing.py
rename to profiles/noing.py
diff --git a/tests/oft b/tests/oft
index d527cb8..091193e 100755
--- a/tests/oft
+++ b/tests/oft
@@ -171,13 +171,14 @@
     "dbg_level"          : _debug_level_default,
     "port_map"           : {},
     "test_params"        : "None",
-    "profile"            : None,
+    "profile"            : "default",
     "allow_user"         : False,
     "fail_skipped"       : False,
     "default_timeout"    : 2,
     "minsize"            : 0,
     "random_seed"        : None,
     "platform_dir"       : os.path.join(root_dir, "platforms"),
+    "profile_dir"        : os.path.join(root_dir, "profiles"),
 }
 
 # Default test priority
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@
                       help="Directory containing tests")
     parser.add_option("--platform-dir", type="string",
                       help="Directory containing platform modules")
+    parser.add_option("--profile-dir", type="string",
+                      help="Directory containing profile modules")
 
     # Might need this if other parsers want command line
     # parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
@@ -290,28 +293,21 @@
 
     return (config, args)
 
-def check_profile(config):
+def load_profile(config):
     """
     Import a profile from the profiles library
     """
 
     global profile_mod
-    if "profile" in config and config["profile"]:
-        logging.info("Importing profile: %s" % config["profile"])
-        profile_name = "profiles." + config["profile"]
-        try:
-            top_mod =  __import__(profile_name)
-            profile_mod = eval("top_mod." + config["profile"])
-            logging.info("Imported profile %s.  Dir: %s" % 
-                         (config["profile"], str(dir(profile_mod))))
-        except:
-            logging.info("Could not import profile: %s.py" % 
-                         config["profile"])
-            print "Failed to import profile: %s" % config["profile"]
-            raise
-    else:
-        logging.info("No profile specified")
-        
+    logging.info("Importing profile: %s" % config["profile"])
+    try:
+        profile_mod = imp.load_module(config["profile"], *imp.find_module(config["profile"], [config["profile_dir"]]))
+        if not "skip_test_list" in dir(profile_mod):
+            die("Profile did not define skip_test_list")
+    except:
+        logging.info("Could not import profile: %s.py" % config["profile"])
+        print "Failed to import profile: %s" % config["profile"]
+        raise
 
 def logging_setup(config):
     """
@@ -397,10 +393,9 @@
     If set in the test_prio variable for the module, return
     that value.  Otherwise return 100 (default)
     """
-    if profile_mod:
-        if profile_mod.skip_test_list and test in profile_mod.skip_test_list:
-            logging.info("Skipping test %s due to profile" % test)
-            return TEST_PRIO_SKIP
+    if test in profile_mod.skip_test_list:
+        logging.info("Skipping test %s due to profile" % test)
+        return TEST_PRIO_SKIP
     if 'test_prio' in dir(mod):
         if test in mod.test_prio.keys():
             return mod.test_prio[test]
@@ -474,7 +469,7 @@
 logging_setup(config)
 logging.info("++++++++ " + time.asctime() + " ++++++++")
 
-check_profile(config)
+load_profile(config)
 
 # Generate the test suite
 #@todo Decide if multiple suites are ever needed
diff --git a/tests/profiles/__init__.py b/tests/profiles/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tests/profiles/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null