diff --git a/core/profile_settings.py b/core/profile_settings.py
index 5364831..a74d580 100644
--- a/core/profile_settings.py
+++ b/core/profile_settings.py
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ def load_profiles(self):
         self.DEFAULT_PROFILES = profiles_path()
         
         if not os.path.exists(self.PROFILES_PATH):
-            shutil.copytree(self.DEFAULT_PROFILES, self.PROFILES_PATH)
+            shutil.copytree(self.DEFAULT_PROFILES, self.PROFILES_PATH,
+                ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns('config.ini'))
 
         self.update_panel()