diff --git a/lib/teamocil/cli.rb b/lib/teamocil/cli.rb
index 11fb6d7..15df582 100644
--- a/lib/teamocil/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/teamocil/cli.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ module Teamocil
   # This class handles interaction with the `tmux` utility.
   class CLI
 
+    attr_accessor :layout
+
     # Initialize a new run of `tmux`
     #
     # @param argv [Hash] the command line parameters hash (usually `ARGV`).
@@ -25,9 +27,9 @@ module Teamocil
       else
         bail "There is no file \"#{file}\"" unless File.exists?(file)
         parsed_layout = YAML.load_file(file)
-        layout = Teamocil::Layout.new(parsed_layout, @options)
-        layout.compile!
-        layout.execute_commands(layout.generate_commands)
+        @layout = Teamocil::Layout.new(parsed_layout, @options)
+        @layout.compile!
+        @layout.execute_commands(@layout.generate_commands)
       end
     end # }}}
 
diff --git a/lib/teamocil/layout.rb b/lib/teamocil/layout.rb
index aab73c6..a9be37a 100644
--- a/lib/teamocil/layout.rb
+++ b/lib/teamocil/layout.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Teamocil
 
   # This class act as a wrapper around a tmux YAML layout file
   class Layout
+    attr_reader :session
 
     # This class represents a session within tmux
     class Session
diff --git a/spec/cli_spec.rb b/spec/cli_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7354c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/cli_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "spec_helper.rb")
+
+describe Teamocil::CLI do
+
+  context "executing" do
+
+    before do # {{{
+      @fake_env = { "TMUX" => 1, "HOME" => File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "fixtures") }
+    end # }}}
+
+    it "creates a layout" do # {{{
+      @cli = Teamocil::CLI.new(["sample"], @fake_env)
+      @cli.layout.session.name.should == "sample"
+      @cli.layout.session.windows.length.should == 2
+      @cli.layout.session.windows.first.name.should == "foo"
+      @cli.layout.session.windows.last.name.should == "bar"
+    end # }}}
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample-2.yml b/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample-2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2d91a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample-2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+session:
+  name: sample-2
+  root: ~
+  windows:
+    - name: "foo"
+      splits:
+      - cmd: "pwd"
+    - name: "bar"
+      splits:
+      - cmd: "pwd"
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample.yml b/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4106b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/.teamocil/sample.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+session:
+  name: sample
+  root: ~
+  windows:
+    - name: "foo"
+      splits:
+      - cmd: "pwd"
+    - name: "bar"
+      splits:
+      - cmd: "pwd"
diff --git a/spec/mock/layout.rb b/spec/mock/layout.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ca5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/mock/layout.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Teamocil
+  module Mock
+    module Layout
+
+      def self.included(base) # {{{
+        base.class_eval do
+          # Do not execute anything
+          def execute_commands(commands)
+            # Nothing
+          end
+        end
+      end # }}}
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Teamocil::Layout.send :include, Teamocil::Mock::Layout
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c5968e0..95d35e4 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ $:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[.. lib])
 
 require 'yaml'
 require 'teamocil'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "./mock/layout.rb")
 
 module Helpers