diff --git a/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/admin/client/RemoteDeployer.java b/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/admin/client/RemoteDeployer.java
index ba1f0bc4..bd16a704 100644
--- a/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/admin/client/RemoteDeployer.java
+++ b/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/admin/client/RemoteDeployer.java
@@ -339,7 +339,10 @@ public void addAndDeployApplication(final String domainName, final String appSpa
 		 	}
 			log.info("Deploying the Application with name -> " + appName + " with Profile -> " + profile);
 			deployApplication(domainName, appSpaceName, earName, path, startOndeploy, replace, profile,externalProfile,appDescription);
-			if(externalProfile){
+			// fix from runtime side only
+			// UI doesn't seem to fix the externalProfile flag when profile is set to an application Profile 
+			// We should use the external profile here if this is really the case
+			if(externalProfile && !externalProfileLoc.isEmpty() && (profile != null && profile.equals("other")) ) {
 				setProfile(domainName,appSpaceName,version,appName,externalProfileLoc);
 				log.info("Starting Application -> "+ appName);
 				if(startOndeploy){
diff --git a/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/application/BWEARInstallerMojo.java b/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/application/BWEARInstallerMojo.java
index f1fa2edc..b207afbd 100644
--- a/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/application/BWEARInstallerMojo.java
+++ b/Source/bw6-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/tibco/bw/maven/plugin/application/BWEARInstallerMojo.java
@@ -479,7 +479,10 @@ private boolean validateFields() {
 		}
 		
 		boolean isValidexternalProfileLoc = true;
-		if(externalProfile && externalProfileLoc.isEmpty()) {
+		// fix from runtime side only
+		// UI doesn't seem to fix the externalProfile flag when profile is set to an application Profile 
+		// We should give error only if profile is set to "other" and not an interal application profile
+		if(externalProfile && externalProfileLoc.isEmpty() && (profile != null && profile.equals("other")) ) {
 			isValidexternalProfileLoc = false;
 			errorMessage.append("[external Profile Location value is required]");
 		}