diff --git a/frontends/src/jp/cmd_pubsub.py b/frontends/src/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
index c184014c..2bcab938 100644
--- a/frontends/src/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
+++ b/frontends/src/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ class Search(base.CommandBase):
                 use = {'service': metadata[u'service'],
                        'node': metadata[u'node'],
                        'item': item_elt.get('id'),
+                       'profile': self.profile
                        }
                 # we need to send a copy of self.args.command
                 # else it would be modified