diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-messages b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-messages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f738144e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-messages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Benchmarks
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-vocabs b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-vocabs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5a85b9c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-error-vocabs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "benchmarks" }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmark-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmarks b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmarks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed8ec42879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/benchmarks
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+H{ { "a" 1 } { "b" 2 } }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-log b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9e4d79562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Boot
+Log
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/boot-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compile-log b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compile-log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5007c38d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compile-log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Compile
+Log
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-error-messages b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-error-messages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a58d6dcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-error-messages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Compiler errors
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-errors b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-errors
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e5eee20e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/compiler-errors
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "compiler-errors" }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/git-id b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/git-id
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4d308b176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/git-id
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"deadbeef"
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-errors b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-errors
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da540b4802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-errors
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Help lint
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-vocabs b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-vocabs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d88a7fff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/help-lint-vocabs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "help-lint" }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/html-help-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/html-help-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/html-help-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-errors b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-errors
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00d830932d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-errors
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Load everything
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-vocabs b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-vocabs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ecd4f611c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-everything-vocabs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "load-everything" }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/load-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-errors b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-errors
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13a64ee834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-errors
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test all errors
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-vocabs b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-vocabs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef6294b9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-all-vocabs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "test-all" }
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-log b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b8521b008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Test
+Log
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-time b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-time
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c545efeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/mason/report/fake-data/test-time
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1234
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/report-tests.factor b/extra/mason/report/report-tests.factor
index a9e8e2802b..92cada72da 100644
--- a/extra/mason/report/report-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/mason/report/report-tests.factor
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
 IN: mason.report.tests
-USING: mason.report tools.test ;
+USING: io.files io.directories kernel mason.report mason.common
+tools.test xml xml.writer ;
 
-{ 0 0 } [ [ ] with-report ] must-infer-as
\ No newline at end of file
+{ 0 0 } [ [ ] with-report ] must-infer-as
+
+: verify-report ( -- )
+     [ t ] [ "report" exists? ] unit-test
+     [ ] [ "report" file>xml drop ] unit-test
+     [ ] [ "report" delete-file ] unit-test ;
+
+"resource:extra/mason/report/fake-data/" [
+     [ ] [
+          timings-table pprint-xml
+     ] unit-test
+
+     [ ] [ successful-report ] unit-test
+     verify-report
+
+     [ status-error ] [ 1234 compile-failed ] unit-test
+     verify-report
+
+     [ status-error ] [ 1235 boot-failed ] unit-test
+     verify-report
+
+     [ status-error ] [ 1236 test-failed ] unit-test
+     verify-report
+] with-directory
diff --git a/extra/mason/report/report.factor b/extra/mason/report/report.factor
index 0839652d55..eb00107d21 100644
--- a/extra/mason/report/report.factor
+++ b/extra/mason/report/report.factor
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 USING: benchmark combinators.smart debugger fry io assocs
 io.encodings.utf8 io.files io.sockets io.streams.string kernel
 locals mason.common mason.config mason.platform math namespaces
-prettyprint sequences xml.syntax xml.writer combinators.short-circuit ;
+prettyprint sequences xml.syntax xml.writer combinators.short-circuit
+literals ;
 IN: mason.report
 
 : common-report ( -- xml )
@@ -56,15 +57,14 @@ IN: mason.report
 
 : timings-table ( -- xml )
     {
-        boot-time-file
-        load-time-file
-        test-time-file
-        help-lint-time-file
-        benchmark-time-file
-        html-help-time-file
+        $ boot-time-file
+        $ load-time-file
+        $ test-time-file
+        $ help-lint-time-file
+        $ benchmark-time-file
+        $ html-help-time-file
     } [
-        execute( -- string )
-        dup utf8 file-contents milli-seconds>time
+        dup eval-file milli-seconds>time
         [XML <tr><td><-></td><td><-></td></tr> XML]
     ] map [XML <h2>Timings</h2> <table><-></table> XML] ;