diff --git a/deployment.sh b/deployment.sh
index c4f78ec..db903fc 100755
--- a/deployment.sh
+++ b/deployment.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,31 @@ if checkBootParam ngcpmcast ; then
 fi
 ## }}}
 
+# load site specific profile file
+# TODO - improve :), check side effects
+PROFILESERVER=deb.sipwise.com/kantan/
+if checkBootParam ngcpprofile ; then
+  PROFILE="$(getBootParam ngcpprofile)" || true
+
+  rm $PROFILE   # so wget does not rename local file, TODO: might destroy local file
+  wget http://$PROFILESERVER/$PROFILE
+  WGETRESULT=$?
+  if [ "X$WGETRESULT" != "X0" ] ; then
+    echo "Error: Could not get profile file $PROFILE from $PROFILESERVER"
+    echo "   (wget error code $WGETRESULT)"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    if [ -e $PROFILE ] ; then
+      . $PROFILE
+      echo "Profile $PROFILE loaded"
+      rm $PROFILE         # clean up
+    else
+      echo "Error: Profile file $PROFILE not available (locally, after wget)"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
 ## interactive mode {{{
 # support command line options, overriding autodetected defaults
 INTERACTIVE=true
diff --git a/testprofile1 b/testprofile1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ade3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testprofile1
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# test profile
+#
+# this is just for verifying functionality
+# actually, the profiles should contain deployment site specific configurations
+
+export PROFILE=testprofile1
+export DATE=$(date)
+echo "$DATE - $PROFILE loaded"
+echo "$DATE - $PROFILE loaded from $0" >> /var/log/ngcpprofilefileloaded.log
+
+sleep 4            # to see the prompt
+