diff --git a/lisp/cli/sync.el b/lisp/cli/sync.el
index c6a18908b..4604fc774 100644
--- a/lisp/cli/sync.el
+++ b/lisp/cli/sync.el
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ OPTIONS:
   (when jobs
     (setq native-comp-async-jobs-number (truncate jobs)))
   (print! (start "Synchronizing %S profile..." )
-          (if doom-profile
-              (car (split-string doom-profile "@"))
-            "default"))
+          (or (car doom-profile) "default"))
   (unwind-protect
       (print-group!
        (when (and (not noenvvar?)