diff --git a/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py b/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
index 0e570f4..bd43da1 100644
--- a/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
+++ b/src/rougail/cli/__main__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from .i18n import _
 
 
-def _main():
+def _main(arguments, do_not_print):
     rougailconfig = get_rougail_config(
         backward_compatibility=False, add_extra_options=False
     )
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ def _main():
             raise Exception(user_data["warnings"][0])
     parser = TiramisuCmdlineParser(
         cmd_config,
-        add_extra_options=False,
+#        add_extra_options=False,
         short_name_max_len=2,
     )
-    parser.parse_args()
+    parser.parse_args(arguments)
     global print_traceback
     print_traceback = rougailconfig["cli.debug"]
     cmd_config.property.setdefault(origin_prop, 'read_write', 'append')
@@ -163,21 +163,24 @@ def _main():
             _('cannot find cli file for "output_name" module "{0}"').format(output_name)
         )
     module = load_modules("rougail.output_" + output_name, str(path))
-    ret = module.RougailOutput(
+    output = module.RougailOutput(
         config=config,
         rougailconfig=rougailconfig,
         user_data_errors=err_warn["errors"],
         user_data_warnings=err_warn["warnings"],
-    ).print()
+    )
+    if do_not_print:
+        return output.run()
+    ret = output.print()
     if ret is False:
         exit(1)
 
 
-def main():
+def main(arguments=None, do_not_print=False):
     global print_traceback
     print_traceback = True
     try:
-        _main()
+        return _main(arguments, do_not_print)
     except Exception as err:
         if print_traceback:
             import traceback
diff --git a/tests/cli/result.txt b/tests/cli/result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21539d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+╭─────── Caption ────────╮
+│ Variable Default value │
+╰────────────────────────╯
+Variables:
+┗━━ 📓 my_variable: my_value
diff --git a/tests/cli/structures/file.yml b/tests/cli/structures/file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe5aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/structures/file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+version: 1.1
+
+my_variable: my_value
diff --git a/tests/test_load.py b/tests/test_load.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..818903c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_load.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from os import chdir
+
+from rougail.cli.__main__ import main
+
+
+test_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+
+
+def test_cli():
+    chdir(test_dir / 'cli')
+    ret = main(['--main_dictionaries', 'structures'], do_not_print=True)
+    filename = Path('result.txt')
+    if not filename.is_file():
+        with filename.open('w') as fh:
+            fh.write(ret[1])
+    with filename.open() as fh:
+        data = fh.read()
+    assert ret == (True, data)
+
+
+def test_cli_boolean():
+    chdir(test_dir / 'cli')
+    ret = main(['--main_dictionaries', 'structures', '--console.mandatory'], do_not_print=True)
+    filename = Path('result.txt')
+    if not filename.is_file():
+        with filename.open('w') as fh:
+            fh.write(ret[1])
+    with filename.open() as fh:
+        data = fh.read()
+    assert ret == (True, data)
+
+
+def test_cli_boolean_2():
+    chdir(test_dir / 'cli')
+    ret = main(['--main_dictionaries', 'structures', '--console.no-mandatory'], do_not_print=True)
+    filename = Path('result.txt')
+    if not filename.is_file():
+        with filename.open('w') as fh:
+            fh.write(ret[1])
+    with filename.open() as fh:
+        data = fh.read()
+    assert ret == (True, data)