diff --git a/src/F23.StringSimilarity/ShingleBased.cs b/src/F23.StringSimilarity/ShingleBased.cs
index 2b2e70f..bc354d4 100644
--- a/src/F23.StringSimilarity/ShingleBased.cs
+++ b/src/F23.StringSimilarity/ShingleBased.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace F23.StringSimilarity
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class ShingleBased
         /// </summary>
         private static readonly Regex SPACE_REG = new Regex("\\s+", RegexOptions.Compiled);
 
-        /// <summary> 
+        /// <summary>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="k"></param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">If k is less than or equal to 0.</exception>
@@ -56,10 +55,10 @@ protected ShingleBased(int k)
 
             this.k = k;
         }
-        
+
         protected ShingleBased() : this(DEFAULT_K) { }
 
-        protected internal Dictionary<string, int> GetProfile(string s)
+        public Dictionary<string, int> GetProfile(string s)
         {
             var shingles = new Dictionary<string, int>();
 
diff --git a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/CosineTest.cs b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/CosineTest.cs
index b209382..2a4fcea 100644
--- a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/CosineTest.cs
+++ b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/CosineTest.cs
@@ -22,17 +22,13 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-using System;
-using System.CodeDom;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using F23.StringSimilarity.Tests.TestUtil;
 using Xunit;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace F23.StringSimilarity.Tests
 {
@@ -40,13 +36,6 @@ namespace F23.StringSimilarity.Tests
     [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ArgumentsStyleNamedExpression")]
     public class CosineTest
     {
-        private readonly ITestOutputHelper _testOutputHelper;
-
-        public CosineTest(ITestOutputHelper testOutputHelper)
-        {
-            _testOutputHelper = testOutputHelper;
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public void TestSimilarity()
         {
@@ -55,8 +44,8 @@ public void TestSimilarity()
             var result = instance.Similarity("ABC", "ABCE");
 
             Assert.Equal(
-                expected: 0.71, 
-                actual: result, 
+                expected: 0.71,
+                actual: result,
                 precision: 2 // 0.01
             );
 
@@ -71,8 +60,8 @@ public void TestSmallString()
             var result = instance.Similarity("AB", "ABCE");
 
             Assert.Equal(
-                expected: 0.0, 
-                actual: result, 
+                expected: 0.0,
+                actual: result,
                 precision: 5 //0.00001
             );
         }
@@ -89,7 +78,7 @@ public async Task TestLargeString()
             var result = instance.Similarity(string1, string2);
 
             Assert.Equal(
-                expected: 0.8115, 
+                expected: 0.8115,
                 actual: result,
                 precision: 3 //0.001
             );
@@ -144,19 +133,34 @@ public void DocumentationExampleTest()
             Assert.Equal(0.516185, cosine.Similarity(profile1, profile2), 6);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// StringSimilarity.NET specific. Ensures that GetProfile is public.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// https://github.com/feature23/StringSimilarity.NET/issues/21
+        /// </remarks>
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetProfile_IsPublic()
+        {
+            var cosine = new Cosine(k: 2);
+            var profile = cosine.GetProfile("test string");
+
+            Assert.NotNull(profile);
+        }
+
         private static async Task<string> ReadResourceFileAsync(string file)
         {
             var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
             var resourceName = $"{typeof(CosineTest).Namespace}.{file}";
 
-            using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
-            {
-                Debug.Assert(stream != null, "stream != null");
-                using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
-                {
-                    return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
-                }
-            }
+            // ReSharper disable once UseAwaitUsing - not supported on netstandard2.0
+            using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
+
+            Debug.Assert(stream != null, "stream != null");
+
+            using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+
+            return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/JaccardTest.cs b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/JaccardTest.cs
index 10bb8d3..83dcf05 100644
--- a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/JaccardTest.cs
+++ b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/JaccardTest.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
- 
+
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using F23.StringSimilarity.Tests.TestUtil;
 using Xunit;
@@ -59,5 +59,20 @@ public void TestDistance()
 
             NullEmptyTests.TestDistance(instance);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// StringSimilarity.NET specific. Ensures that GetProfile is public.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// https://github.com/feature23/StringSimilarity.NET/issues/21
+        /// </remarks>
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetProfile_IsPublic()
+        {
+            var jaccard = new Jaccard(k: 2);
+            var profile = jaccard.GetProfile("test string");
+
+            Assert.NotNull(profile);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/QGramTest.cs b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/QGramTest.cs
index a2f8569..de4e20f 100644
--- a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/QGramTest.cs
+++ b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/QGramTest.cs
@@ -63,5 +63,20 @@ public void TestDistance()
 
             NullEmptyTests.AssertArgumentNullExceptions(instance);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// StringSimilarity.NET specific. Ensures that GetProfile is public.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// https://github.com/feature23/StringSimilarity.NET/issues/21
+        /// </remarks>
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetProfile_IsPublic()
+        {
+            var qgram = new QGram(k: 2);
+            var profile = qgram.GetProfile("test string");
+
+            Assert.NotNull(profile);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/SorensenDiceTest.cs b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/SorensenDiceTest.cs
index d190df7..c174466 100644
--- a/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/SorensenDiceTest.cs
+++ b/test/F23.StringSimilarity.Tests/SorensenDiceTest.cs
@@ -58,5 +58,20 @@ public void TestDistance()
             var instance = new SorensenDice();
             NullEmptyTests.TestDistance(instance);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// StringSimilarity.NET specific. Ensures that GetProfile is public.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// https://github.com/feature23/StringSimilarity.NET/issues/21
+        /// </remarks>
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetProfile_IsPublic()
+        {
+            var dice = new SorensenDice(k: 2);
+            var profile = dice.GetProfile("test string");
+
+            Assert.NotNull(profile);
+        }
     }
 }