diff --git a/test/pkgs/unready/Kptfile b/test/pkgs/unready/Kptfile
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+apiVersion: kpt.dev/v1
+kind: Kptfile
+metadata:
+  name: unready
+info:
+  description: sample description
+  readinessGates:
+  - conditionType: nephio.org.Specializer.specialize
+status:
+  conditions:
+  - type: nephio.org.Specializer.specialize
+    status: "False"
+    reason: Ready
+
diff --git a/test/pkgs/unready/README.md b/test/pkgs/unready/README.md
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+# unready
+
+## Description
+
+Base Blueprint with unready conditions
diff --git a/test/pkgs/unready/namespace.yaml b/test/pkgs/unready/namespace.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: example