diff --git a/src/kiara/interfaces/__init__.py b/src/kiara/interfaces/__init__.py
index 0772a1cda..5076eb6f9 100644
--- a/src/kiara/interfaces/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kiara/interfaces/__init__.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def kiara_config(self) -> "KiaraConfig":
             terminal_print(f"Error loading kiara config: {e}")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        kiara_config.runtime_config.runtime_profile = "default"
+        # kiara_config.runtime_config.runtime_profile = "default"
 
         self._kiara_config = kiara_config
         return self._kiara_config