diff --git a/client/internal/debug/debug.go b/client/internal/debug/debug.go
index 749f47a8d..20dc87b7e 100644
--- a/client/internal/debug/debug.go
+++ b/client/internal/debug/debug.go
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ func collectProfilesInDir(dir string, active *profilemanager.ActiveProfileState)
 }
 
 func isProfileJSON(name string) bool {
-	return strings.HasSuffix(name, profileJSONSuffix) && !strings.HasSuffix(name, profileStateJSONSuffix)
+return strings.HasSuffix(name, profileJSONSuffix) && !strings.HasSuffix(name, profileStateJSONSuffix) && !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".prefs.json")
 }
 
 func newProfileEntry(id, path string, active *profilemanager.ActiveProfileState) profileEntry {