diff --git a/huaweicloud/provider.go b/huaweicloud/provider.go
index 72e2247395e..ef8bc03689a 100644
--- a/huaweicloud/provider.go
+++ b/huaweicloud/provider.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -2558,7 +2559,22 @@ func configureProvider(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, terraformVersi
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, diag.FromErr(err)
 		}
+	} else if conf.Profile != "" {
+		conf.SharedConfigFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s/.hcloud/config.json", os.Getenv("HOME"))
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			conf.SharedConfigFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s/.hcloud/config.json", os.Getenv("USERPROFILE"))
+		}
+
+		_, err := os.Stat(conf.SharedConfigFile)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, diag.FromErr(err)
+		}
+		err = readConfig(&conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, diag.FromErr(err)
+		}
 	}
+
 	if conf.Region == "" {
 		return nil, diag.Errorf("region should be provided")
 	}