diff --git a/patroncards/edit-profile.pl b/patroncards/edit-profile.pl
index 55e903cedb..0dc312fd96 100755
--- a/patroncards/edit-profile.pl
+++ b/patroncards/edit-profile.pl
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ foreach my $unit (@$units) {
     }
 }
 
-$template->param(profile_id => $profile->get_attr('profile_id')) if $profile->get_attr('profile_id') > 0;
+if ($profile_id) { # if new layout, there will be no profile id, so shouldn't look for it
+    $template->param(profile_id => $profile->get_attr('profile_id')) if $profile->get_attr('profile_id') > 0;
+}
 
 $template->param(
     label_template      => $label_template[0]->{'template_code'} || '',