diff --git a/src/kontrol/__main__.py b/src/kontrol/__main__.py
index e65074042..d4835af12 100644
--- a/src/kontrol/__main__.py
+++ b/src/kontrol/__main__.py
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ def main() -> None:
 def exec_load_state(options: LoadStateOptions) -> None:
     foundry = _load_foundry(options.foundry_root, add_enum_constraints=options.enum_constraints)
     if options.output_dir_name is None:
-        options.output_dir_name = foundry.profile.get('test', '')
-    output_dir = foundry._root / options.output_dir_name
+        output_dir = foundry.test_path
+    else:
+        output_dir = foundry._root / options.output_dir_name
     foundry_state_load(options=options, output_dir=output_dir)
 
 
diff --git a/src/kontrol/foundry.py b/src/kontrol/foundry.py
index e870a8709..0c94eabcf 100644
--- a/src/kontrol/foundry.py
+++ b/src/kontrol/foundry.py
@@ -476,9 +476,19 @@ def profile(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
         return {**default_profile, **current_profile}
 
+    def config(self, key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
+        """
+        Get a configuration value from an environment variable or foundry.toml profile.
+        This mimics Foundry's behavior of allowing environment variables to override
+        settings in foundry.toml.
+        """
+        env_name = 'FOUNDRY_' + key.upper()
+        return os.getenv(env_name, self.profile.get(key, default))
+
     @property
     def out(self) -> Path:
-        return self._root / self.profile.get('out', '')
+        out = self.config('out', '')
+        return self._root / out
 
     @property
     def proofs_dir(self) -> Path:
@@ -502,13 +512,18 @@ def main_file(self) -> Path:
 
     @property
     def build_info(self) -> Path:
-        build_info_path = self.profile.get('build_info_path')
+        build_info_path = self.config('build_info_path', '')
 
         if build_info_path:
             return self._root / build_info_path
         else:
             return self.out / 'build-info'
 
+    @property
+    def test_path(self) -> Path:
+        test_path = self.config('test', '')
+        return self._root / test_path
+
     @property
     def ffi(self) -> bool:
         if os.getenv('FOUNDRY_FFI', '').lower() in ('true', '1'):
@@ -644,7 +659,7 @@ def load_lemmas(self, lemmas_id: str | None) -> KFlatModule | None:
 
     @cached_property
     def all_tests(self) -> list[str]:
-        test_dir = os.path.join(self.profile.get('test', 'test'), '')
+        test_dir = os.path.join(self.config('test', 'test'), '')
         return [
             f'{contract.name_with_path}.{method.signature}'
             for contract in self.contracts.values()
diff --git a/src/tests/integration/test_foundry_prove.py b/src/tests/integration/test_foundry_prove.py
index 3520be9f9..18c1ffba7 100644
--- a/src/tests/integration/test_foundry_prove.py
+++ b/src/tests/integration/test_foundry_prove.py
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ def test_load_state_diff(
 
         foundry_root_dir = root_tmp_dir / 'foundry'
     foundry = Foundry(foundry_root=foundry_root_dir)
-    output_dir = foundry._root / foundry.profile.get('test', '')
     foundry_state_load(
         LoadStateOptions(
             {
@@ -794,7 +793,7 @@ def test_load_state_diff(
                 'from_state_diff': 'True',
             }
         ),
-        output_dir=output_dir,
+        output_dir=foundry.test_path,
     )
 
     generated_main_file = foundry_root_dir / 'src' / 'LoadStateDiff.sol'
@@ -828,7 +827,6 @@ def test_load_state_dump(
 
         foundry_root_dir = root_tmp_dir / 'foundry'
     foundry = Foundry(foundry_root=foundry_root_dir)
-    output_dir = foundry._root / foundry.profile.get('test', '')
     foundry_state_load(
         LoadStateOptions(
             {
@@ -837,7 +835,7 @@ def test_load_state_dump(
                 'output_dir_name': 'src',
             }
         ),
-        output_dir=output_dir,
+        output_dir=foundry.test_path,
     )
 
     generated_main_file = foundry_root_dir / 'src' / 'LoadStateDump.sol'