diff --git a/misc/debug_lc.py b/misc/debug_lc.py
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+import pytest
+import sys
+from sets import Set
+from ldapcherry import LdapCherry
+from ldapcherry.exceptions import DumplicateRoleKey, MissingKey, DumplicateRoleContent, MissingRolesFile, MissingRole
+from ldapcherry.pyyamlwrapper import DumplicatedKey, RelationError
+import cherrypy
+from cherrypy.process import plugins, servers
+from cherrypy import Application
+import logging
+
+# monkey patching cherrypy to disable config interpolation
+def new_as_dict(self, raw=True, vars=None):
+    """Convert an INI file to a dictionary"""
+    # Load INI file into a dict
+    result = {}
+    for section in self.sections():
+        if section not in result:
+            result[section] = {}
+        for option in self.options(section):
+            value = self.get(section, option, raw=raw, vars=vars)
+            try:
+                value = cherrypy.lib.reprconf.unrepr(value)
+            except Exception:
+                x = sys.exc_info()[1]
+                msg = ("Config error in section: %r, option: %r, "
+                       "value: %r. Config values must be valid Python." %
+                       (section, option, value))
+                raise ValueError(msg, x.__class__.__name__, x.args)
+            result[section][option] = value
+    return result
+cherrypy.lib.reprconf.Parser.as_dict = new_as_dict
+
+
+def loadconf(configfile, instance):
+    app = cherrypy.tree.mount(instance, '/', configfile)
+    cherrypy.config.update(configfile)
+    instance.reload(app.config)
+
+app = LdapCherry()
+loadconf('./tests/cfg/ldapcherry.ini', app)