diff --git a/trollflow2/cli.py b/trollflow2/cli.py
index f5dd67ae..724bd48d 100644
--- a/trollflow2/cli.py
+++ b/trollflow2/cli.py
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ def cli(args=None):
         if args.dask_profiler:
             profs.append(stack.enter_context(dask.diagnostics.Profiler()))
             if args.dask_resource_profiler:
-                profs.append(stack.enter_context(dask.diagnostics.ResourceProfiler(dt=args.dask_resource_profiles)))
+                profs.append(stack.enter_context(dask.diagnostics.ResourceProfiler(dt=args.dask_resource_profiler)))
         process_files(args.files, json.loads(args.metadata), args.product_list, produced_files)
-        if args.dask_profiler:
-            dask.diagnostics.visualize(
-                    [profs], show=False, save=True, filename=args.dask_profiler)
+    if args.dask_profiler:
+        dask.diagnostics.visualize(
+            profs, show=False, save=True, filename=args.dask_profiler)
 
 
 def _read_log_config(args):
diff --git a/trollflow2/tests/test_cli.py b/trollflow2/tests/test_cli.py
index a0b760d9..a370153b 100644
--- a/trollflow2/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/trollflow2/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 """
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def product_list_filename(tmp_path):
+    """Filename for a test product list, with contents."""
+    product_list = "my_product_list.yaml"
+    filename = os.fspath(tmp_path / product_list)
+    with open(filename, "w") as fd:
+        fd.write(yaml_test_noop)
+    return filename
+
+
 def test_arg_parsing():
     """Test parsing args."""
     product_list = "my_product_list.yaml"
@@ -91,13 +101,9 @@ def test_cli_raises_an_error_when_product_list_is_empty(tmp_path, caplog, empty_
     assert "check YAML file" in caplog.text
 
 
-def test_cli_starts_processing_when_files_are_provided(tmp_path):
+def test_cli_starts_processing_when_files_are_provided(tmp_path, product_list_filename):
     """Test that the cli start processing when files are provided."""
-    product_list = "my_product_list.yaml"
     files = ["file1", "file2"]
-    product_list_filename = os.fspath(tmp_path / product_list)
-    with open(product_list_filename, "w") as fd:
-        fd.write(yaml_test_noop)
     from trollflow2.launcher import process_files
     new_process = mock.Mock(wraps=process_files)
     mda = {"dish": "pizza"}
@@ -105,3 +111,16 @@ def test_cli_starts_processing_when_files_are_provided(tmp_path):
         with mock.patch("trollflow2.cli.Queue") as q_mock:
             cli(["-p", os.fspath(product_list_filename), "-m", json.dumps(mda), *files])
     new_process.assert_called_once_with(files, mda, product_list_filename, q_mock.return_value)
+
+
+def test_cli_dask_profiler(product_list_filename, tmp_path):
+    """Test that dask profiles are written."""
+    from trollflow2.launcher import process_files
+    new_process = mock.Mock(wraps=process_files)
+    proffile = tmp_path / "dask-prof.html"
+    with (mock.patch("trollflow2.cli.process_files", new=new_process),
+          mock.patch("trollflow2.cli.Queue")):
+        cli(["-p", os.fspath(product_list_filename), "--dask-profiler",
+             os.fspath(proffile), "--dask-resource-profiler", "0.1",
+             "-m", json.dumps({"food": "soy"}), "aquafaba", "tempeh"])
+    assert proffile.exists()