diff --git a/config/iniconf/testdata/bad.conf b/config/iniconf/testdata/bad.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5288d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/iniconf/testdata/bad.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[]
+
+key
+another key
+key = val
diff --git a/config/iniconf/testdata/test.conf b/config/iniconf/testdata/test.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b0ec18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/iniconf/testdata/test.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[ sectionName ]
+key1=some value
+key2 = some other value
+# we want to explain the importance and great forethought
+# in this next value.
+key3 = unintuitive value
+key4 = " space at beginning and end "
+key5 = ' is quoted with single quotes '
+
+[ anotherSection ]
+key1 = a value
+key2 = yet another value
+key1 = overwrites previous value of a value
diff --git a/config/iniconf/testdata/test2.conf b/config/iniconf/testdata/test2.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e9946d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/iniconf/testdata/test2.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+key1 = some value
+key2 = some other value
+key3 = unintuitive value