diff --git a/src/bin/e_config.c b/src/bin/e_config.c
index 17a553097..c0ee7cea7 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_config.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ e_config_init(void)
 	     else
 	       _e_config_profile = strdup("default");
 	  }
-	e_util_env_set("E_CONF_PROFILE", _e_config_profile);
+	if (!getenv("E_CONF_PROFILE"))
+	  e_util_env_set("E_CONF_PROFILE", _e_config_profile);
      }
 
    _e_config_gadcon_client_edd = E_CONFIG_DD_NEW("E_Config_Gadcon_Client", E_Config_Gadcon_Client);
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index e0314993d..69b16448d 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	else if ((!strcmp(argv[i], "-profile")) && (i < (argc - 1)))
 	  {
 	     i++;
-	     e_util_env_set("E_CONF_PROFILE", argv[i]);
+	     if (!getenv("E_CONF_PROFILE"))
+	       e_util_env_set("E_CONF_PROFILE", argv[i]);
 	  }
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-i-really-know-what-i-am-doing-and-accept-full-responsibility-for-it"))
 	  {