diff --git a/profiling/server.go b/profiling/server.go
index 22089ed5e..fb27a5180 100644
--- a/profiling/server.go
+++ b/profiling/server.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-func readProfilingFlag(configMap *corev1.ConfigMap) (bool, error) {
-	profiling, ok := configMap.Data[profilingKey]
+func ReadProfilingFlag(config map[string]string) (bool, error) {
+	profiling, ok := config[profilingKey]
 	if !ok {
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func readProfilingFlag(configMap *corev1.ConfigMap) (bool, error) {
 // UpdateFromConfigMap modifies the Enabled flag in the Handler
 // according to the value in the given ConfigMap
 func (h *Handler) UpdateFromConfigMap(configMap *corev1.ConfigMap) {
-	enabled, err := readProfilingFlag(configMap)
+	enabled, err := ReadProfilingFlag(configMap.Data)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.log.Errorw("Failed to update the profiling flag", zap.Error(err))
 		return