diff --git a/libs/databrickscfg/loader.go b/libs/databrickscfg/loader.go
index e0507961a..8179703a3 100644
--- a/libs/databrickscfg/loader.go
+++ b/libs/databrickscfg/loader.go
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ func (l profileFromHostLoader) Configure(cfg *config.Config) error {
 	// Normalized version of the configured host.
 	host := normalizeHost(cfg.Host)
 	match, err := findMatchingProfile(configFile, func(s *ini.Section) bool {
-		if cfg.Profile != "" {
-			return cfg.Profile == s.Name()
-		}
 		key, err := s.GetKey("host")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Tracef(ctx, "section %s: %s", s.Name(), err)
diff --git a/libs/databrickscfg/ops.go b/libs/databrickscfg/ops.go
index 9f3b8db46..4a4a27b06 100644
--- a/libs/databrickscfg/ops.go
+++ b/libs/databrickscfg/ops.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ func SaveToProfile(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// zeroval profile name before adding it to a section
+	cfg.Profile = ""
 	cfg.ConfigFile = ""
 
 	// clear old keys in case we're overriding the section
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ func SaveToProfile(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, attr := range config.ConfigAttributes {
-		if attr.IsZero(cfg) || attr.Name == "profile" {
+		if attr.IsZero(cfg) {
 			continue
 		}
 		key := section.Key(attr.Name)