diff --git a/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py b/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py
index a0683d2c99..c31a407c8c 100755
--- a/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py
+++ b/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Checkbox.
 #
-# Copyright 2023 Canonical Ltd.
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+#    Authors: Bin Li <bin.li@canonical.com>
 #
 # Checkbox is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3,
@@ -28,10 +29,11 @@ def main():
     sysfs_root = Path("/sys/firmware/acpi/")
     profile_path = sysfs_root / "platform_profile"
 
-    profile = get_sysfs_content(profile_path).split()
-    print(profile[0])
-    # uncomment the following line to change another mode
-    # os.system(f"powerprofilesctl set power-saver")
+    profile = get_sysfs_content(profile_path)
+    print(profile)
+    # uncomment the following lines to set another mode for testing
+    # from switch_power_mode import set_power_profile
+    # set_power_profile("power-saver")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py b/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..033f2b45b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+# Written by:
+#   Bin Li <bin.li@canonical.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3,
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+
+""" A unittest module for the check_power_mode module. """
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+import io
+
+from check_power_mode import main
+
+
+class TestCheckPowerMode(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for the check_power_mode module."""
+
+    @patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=io.StringIO)
+    @patch("check_power_mode.get_sysfs_content")
+    def test_main_success(self, mock_get_sysfs_content, mock_stdout):
+        """
+        Tests successful execution of the main function.
+        """
+        mock_get_sysfs_content.return_value = "balanced"
+
+        # Call the main function
+        main()
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), "balanced\n")
+
+    @patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=io.StringIO)
+    @patch("check_power_mode.get_sysfs_content")
+    def test_main_failure(self, mock_get_sysfs_content, mock_stdout):
+        """
+        Tests failed execution of the main function.
+        """
+        mock_get_sysfs_content.return_value = ""
+
+        main()
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), "balanced\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()