diff --git a/src/sakia/app.py b/src/sakia/app.py
index 287996e2340fa17e5689d48a312b0fcaa8f5a36b..ed0a138827d2d7025ffbefb231dfaab36dfb2fed 100644
--- a/src/sakia/app.py
+++ b/src/sakia/app.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Application(QObject):
         :return:
         """
         self.plugins_dir = PluginsDirectory.in_config_path(self.options.config_path, profile_name).load_or_init(self.options.with_plugin)
-        self.parameters = UserParametersFile.in_config_path(self.options.config_path, profile_name).load_or_init()
+        self.parameters = UserParametersFile.in_config_path(self.options.config_path, profile_name).load_or_init(profile_name)
         self.db = SakiaDatabase.load_or_init(self.options, profile_name)
 
         self.instanciate_services()
diff --git a/src/sakia/data/files/user_parameters.py b/src/sakia/data/files/user_parameters.py
index f00116060ce20954552163d7682e7d06c8283cc8..9b51dda8e81bff126970c0f8db90d6d9432c76dd 100644
--- a/src/sakia/data/files/user_parameters.py
+++ b/src/sakia/data/files/user_parameters.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UserParametersFile:
             json.dump(attr.asdict(user_parameters), outfile, indent=4)
         return user_parameters
 
-    def load_or_init(self):
+    def load_or_init(self, profile_name):
         """
         Update an existing user_parameters in the database
         :param sakia.data.entities.UserParameters user_parameters: the user_parameters to update
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class UserParametersFile:
         try:
             with open(self._file, 'r') as json_data:
                 user_parameters = UserParameters(**json.load(json_data))
+                user_parameters.profile_name = profile_name
         except OSError:
-            user_parameters = UserParameters()
+            user_parameters = UserParameters(profile_name=profile_name)
         return user_parameters
diff --git a/src/sakia/gui/preferences.py b/src/sakia/gui/preferences.py
index 0976b485a4677dffbbd4dc5aed933fcc09bed385..a5bd871d0dd82e82bf4711649256e3055eb2a8ed 100644
--- a/src/sakia/gui/preferences.py
+++ b/src/sakia/gui/preferences.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class PreferencesDialog(QDialog, Ui_PreferencesDialog):
         self.edit_proxy_address.setEnabled(self.checkbox_proxy.isChecked())
 
     def accept(self):
-        parameters = UserParameters(lang=self.combo_language.currentText(),
+        parameters = UserParameters(profile_name=self.app.parameters.profile_name,
+                                    lang=self.combo_language.currentText(),
                                     referential=self.combo_referential.currentIndex(),
                                     expert_mode=self.checkbox_expertmode.isChecked(),
                                     maximized=self.checkbox_maximize.isChecked(),
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/test_user_parameters_file.py b/tests/unit/data/test_user_parameters_file.py
index a001f1998c106de489924fa1e9e786436673bba7..900ba8ca183b1dce77c0804ea430aa8db431b626 100644
--- a/tests/unit/data/test_user_parameters_file.py
+++ b/tests/unit/data/test_user_parameters_file.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ def test_init_save_load():
     user_parameters_file = UserParametersFile(file)
     user_parameters.proxy_address = "test.fr"
     user_parameters_file.save(user_parameters)
-    user_parameters_2 = user_parameters_file.load_or_init()
+    user_parameters_2 = user_parameters_file.load_or_init("Default Profile")
     assert user_parameters == user_parameters_2