diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Extension/ProfileHandlerTest.php
@@ -32,22 +32,33 @@
     $info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('testing_inherited');
     $this->assertNotEmpty($info);
     $this->assertEquals($info['name'], 'Testing Inherited');
-    $this->assertEquals($info['base profile']['name'], 'minimal');
-    $this->assertEquals($info['base profile']['excluded_dependencies'], ['dblog']);
+    $this->assertEquals($info['base profile']['name'], 'testing');
+    $this->assertEquals($info['base profile']['excluded_dependencies'], ['page_cache']);
     $this->assertTrue(in_array('config', $info['dependencies'], 'config should be found in dependencies'));
-    $this->assertFalse(in_array('dblog', $info['dependencies'], 'dblog should not be found in dependencies'));
+    $this->assertFalse(in_array('page_cache', $info['dependencies'], 'page_cache should not be found in dependencies'));
     $this->assertTrue($info['hidden'], 'Profiles should be hidden');
     $this->assertNotEmpty($info['profile_list']);
     $profile_list = $info['profile_list'];
     // Testing order of profile list.
     $this->assertEquals($profile_list, [
-      'minimal' => 'minimal',
+      'testing' => 'testing',
       'testing_inherited' => 'testing_inherited'
     ]);
 
     // Test that profiles without any base return normalized info.
     $info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('minimal');
-    $this->assertEquals($info['base profile'], ['name' => '', 'excluded_dependencies' => []]);
+    $this->assertInternalType('array', $info['base profile']);
+
+    $this->assertArrayHasKey('name', $info['base profile']);
+    $this->assertEmpty($info['base profile']['name']);
+
+    $this->assertArrayHasKey('excluded_dependencies', $info['base profile']);
+    $this->assertInternalType('array', $info['base profile']['excluded_dependencies']);
+    $this->assertEmpty($info['base profile']['excluded_dependencies']);
+
+    $this->assertArrayHasKey('excluded_themes', $info['base profile']);
+    $this->assertInternalType('array', $info['base profile']['excluded_themes']);
+    $this->assertEmpty($info['base profile']['excluded_themes']);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -62,7 +73,7 @@
 
     $first_profile = current($profiles);
     $this->assertEquals(get_class($first_profile), 'Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension');
-    $this->assertEquals($first_profile->getName(), 'minimal');
+    $this->assertEquals($first_profile->getName(), 'testing');
     $this->assertEquals($first_profile->weight, 1000);
     $this->assertObjectHasAttribute('origin', $first_profile);
 
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@
   public function testSelectDistribution() {
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ProfileHandler $profile_handler */
     $profile_handler = $this->container->get('profile_handler');
-    $profiles = ['minimal', 'testing_inherited'];
+    $profiles = ['testing', 'testing_inherited'];
     $base_info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('minimal');
     $profile_info = $profile_handler->getProfileInfo('testing_inherited');