diff --git a/tests/test_multi_parents.py b/tests/test_multi_parents.py
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+from tiramisu import IntOption, OptionDescription, MetaConfig
+
+
+def make_metaconfig():
+    i1 = IntOption('i1', '')
+    i2 = IntOption('i2', '', default=1)
+    i3 = IntOption('i3', '')
+    i4 = IntOption('i4', '', default=2)
+    i5 = IntOption('i5', '', default=[2], multi=True)
+    i6 = IntOption('i6', '', properties=('disabled',))
+    od1 = OptionDescription('od1', '', [i1, i2, i3, i4, i5, i6])
+    od2 = OptionDescription('od2', '', [od1])
+    return MetaConfig([], optiondescription=od2, session_id='metacfg1')
+
+
+def test_multi_parents_path():
+    """
+    metacfg1 (1) ---
+                   | -- cfg1
+    metacfg2 (2) ---
+    """
+    metacfg1 = make_metaconfig()
+    cfg1 = metacfg1.config.new(type='config', session_id="cfg1")
+    metacfg2 = MetaConfig([cfg1], session_id='metacfg2')
+    #
+    assert metacfg1.config.path() == 'metacfg1'
+    assert metacfg2.config.path() == 'metacfg2'
+    assert cfg1.config.path() == 'metacfg2.metacfg1.cfg1'
+
+
+def test_multi_parents_value():
+    metacfg1 = make_metaconfig()
+    cfg1 = metacfg1.config.new(type='config', session_id="cfg1")
+    metacfg2 = MetaConfig([cfg1], session_id='metacfg2')
+    #
+    assert cfg1.option('od1.i1').value.get() == None
+    assert cfg1.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 1
+    assert cfg1.option('od1.i3').value.get() == None
+    #
+    assert metacfg1.option('od1.i1').value.get() == None
+    assert metacfg1.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 1
+    assert metacfg1.option('od1.i3').value.get() == None
+    #
+    assert metacfg2.option('od1.i1').value.get() == None
+    assert metacfg2.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 1
+    assert metacfg2.option('od1.i3').value.get() == None
+    #
+    metacfg1.option('od1.i3').value.set(3)
+    assert metacfg1.option('od1.i3').value.get() == 3
+    assert cfg1.option('od1.i3').value.get() == 3
+    assert metacfg2.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 1
+    #
+    metacfg2.option('od1.i2').value.set(4)
+    assert metacfg2.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 4
+    assert metacfg1.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 1
+    assert cfg1.option('od1.i2').value.get() == 4