diff --git a/scopes-core.asd b/scopes-core.asd
index ee19135..2aeaae0 100644
--- a/scopes-core.asd
+++ b/scopes-core.asd
@@ -9,17 +9,21 @@
   :depends-on (:alexandria :cl-dotenv :com.inuoe.jzon :local-time :log4cl :str)
   :components ((:file "config" :depends-on ("util"))
                (:file "forge/forge")
+               (:file "steps/steps" :depends-on ("config" "forge/forge" "util"))
                (:file "util")
                (:file "testing" :depends-on ("util"))
                (:file "test/test-config" :depends-on ("testing" "config"))
-               (:file "test/test-forge" :depends-on ("testing" "forge/forge")))
+               (:file "test/test-forge" :depends-on ("testing" "forge/forge"))
+               (:file "test/test-steps" :depends-on ("testing" "steps/steps")))
   :long-description "scopes/core: The core packages of the scopes project."
   :in-order-to ((test-op (test-op "scopes-core/test"))))
 
 (defsystem :scopes-core/test
   :depends-on (:scopes-core)
   :components ((:file "test/test-config")
-               (:file "test/test-forge"))
+               (:file "test/test-forge")
+               (:file "test/test-steps"))
   :perform (test-op (o c) 
     (symbol-call :scopes/test-config :run)
-    (symbol-call :scopes/test-forge :run)))
+    (symbol-call :scopes/test-forge :run)
+    (symbol-call :scopes/test-steps :run)))
diff --git a/steps/steps.lisp b/steps/steps.lisp
index 6c2a9fa..4d696ee 100644
--- a/steps/steps.lisp
+++ b/steps/steps.lisp
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 (in-package :scopes/steps)
 
-(defclass process ())
+(defclass process () ())
diff --git a/test/etc/config-steps.lisp b/test/etc/config-steps.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b5424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/etc/config-steps.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;;;; cl-scopes/test/etc/config-steps - configuration for `scopes-steps` tests
+
+(in-package :scopes/test-steps)
+
+(setf *config* 
+  (make-instance 'test-steps
+    :user "default-user"
+    :password "public"))
diff --git a/test/test-config.lisp b/test/test-config.lisp
index c8b2ba2..8577623 100644
--- a/test/test-config.lisp
+++ b/test/test-config.lisp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
    (password :initarg :password :reader password)))
 
 (defun run ()
-  (let ((t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "config")))
+  (let ((*config* nil)
+        (t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "config")))
     (setf (uiop:getenv "SCOPES_PASSWORD") "very_secret")
     (load (t:test-path "config-dummy" "etc"))
     (test-make-path)
diff --git a/test/test-steps.lisp b/test/test-steps.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf4ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-steps.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+;;;; cl-scopes/test-steps - testing for the scopes-steps system.
+
+(defpackage :scopes/test-steps
+  (:use :common-lisp)
+  (:local-nicknames (:config :scopes/config)
+                    (:steps :scopes/steps)
+                    (:util :scopes/util)
+                    (:t :scopes/testing))
+  (:export #:run #:user #:password)
+  (:import-from :scopes/testing #:deftest #:==))
+
+(in-package :scopes/test-steps)
+
+(defvar *config* nil)
+
+(defclass test-steps (config:base) 
+  ((config:override-keys :initform '(user password))
+   (config:env-path :initform (t:test-path ".test.env"))
+   (user :initarg :user :reader user)
+   (password :initarg :password :reader password)))
+
+(defun run ()
+  (let ((*config* nil)
+        (t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "steps")))
+    (setf (uiop:getenv "SCOPES_PASSWORD") "very_secret")
+    (load (t:test-path "config-steps" "etc"))
+    (test-make-path)
+    (t:show-result)))
+
+(t:deftest test-make-path ()
+  ;(format t "~&runtime-path (.env): ~s" (util:runtime-path ".env" "app"))
+  ;(format t "~&home-path: ~s" (util:home-path ".env.txt" "lisp" "cl-scopes"))
+  (== (pathname-name (util:home-path ".env.txt" "lisp" "cl-scopes")) ".env"))
diff --git a/testing.lisp b/testing.lisp
index b382f73..3334bb0 100644
--- a/testing.lisp
+++ b/testing.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   (:export #:*test-suite*
            #:test-suite #:deftest #:show-result
            #:test #:==
-           #:test-path))
+           #:test-path #:*current-system*))
 
 (in-package :scopes/testing)