diff --git a/access_keys.tf b/access_keys.tf
index a45f7c9..d8c1738 100644
--- a/access_keys.tf
+++ b/access_keys.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ locals {
     {
       username     = aws_iam_user.user.name
       region       = local.account_environment == "ew" ? "us-east-1" : "us-gov-east-1"
-      profile      = var.profile
+      profile      = var.profile == null ? "" : var.profile
       pgp_key_file = fileexists(var.pgp_key_file) ? var.pgp_key_file : ""
   })
 }