diff --git a/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp b/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
index 09be6af66..cea181318 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ void IdentityForm::onRenameClicked()
     {
         name = Core::sanitize(name);
         QDir dir(Settings::getSettingsDirPath());
-        QFile::copy(dir.filePath(cur+Core::TOX_EXT), dir.filePath(name+Core::TOX_EXT));
+        QFile::rename(dir.filePath(cur+Core::TOX_EXT), dir.filePath(name+Core::TOX_EXT));
         bodyUI->profiles->setItemText(bodyUI->profiles->currentIndex(), name);
+        Settings::getInstance().setCurrentProfile(name);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/widget/widget.cpp b/widget/widget.cpp
index 09aa0f8e0..84d18bc81 100644
--- a/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ QString Widget::detectProfile()
     QFile file(path);
     if (profile == "" || !file.exists())
     {
+        Settings::getInstance().setCurrentProfile("");
 #if 1 // deprecation attempt
         // if the last profile doesn't exist, fall back to old "data"
         path = dir.filePath(Core::CONFIG_FILE_NAME);