diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
index 0e0d08e5b0..79ab491cd5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -268,10 +268,7 @@ const Profile* ProfileManager::GetProfile( PlayerNumber pn ) const
 {
 	ASSERT( pn >= 0 && pn<NUM_PLAYERS );
 
-	if( m_sProfileDir[pn].empty() )
-		return NULL;
-	else
-		return &m_Profile[pn];
+	return &m_Profile[pn];
 }
 
 CString ProfileManager::GetPlayerName( PlayerNumber pn ) const
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
index c63cc0bd00..f2b97fb2d9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool IsUsingProfile( PlayerNumber pn ) const { return !m_sProfileDir[pn].empty(); }
 	bool IsUsingProfile( ProfileSlot slot ) const;
-	const Profile* GetProfile( PlayerNumber pn ) const;
+	const Profile* GetProfile( PlayerNumber pn ) const;	// return a profile even if !IsUsingProfile
 	Profile* GetProfile( PlayerNumber pn ) { return (Profile*) ((const ProfileManager *) this)->GetProfile(pn); }
 	const Profile* GetProfile( ProfileSlot slot ) const;
 	Profile* GetProfile( ProfileSlot slot ) { return (Profile*) ((const ProfileManager *) this)->GetProfile(slot); }