diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3540c1a8c..8c1d2d0e4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ run featurebase in linux amd64 node:
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
   variables:
     INSTANCE_ID: ""
+    PROFILE: "default"
   before_script:
     - aws configure set aws_access_key_id $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
     - aws configure set aws_secret_access_key $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY