diff --git a/llama b/llama
index 250dcce..f1764c8 100755
--- a/llama
+++ b/llama
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ stop_running() {
 
 build_profiles_flag() {
     local model="$1" bigctx="$2" webui="$3"
-    local profiles=("$model")
-    [[ "$bigctx" == "1" ]] && profiles+=("${model}-bigctx")
-    [[ "$webui"  == "1" ]] && profiles+=("webui")
+    local profiles=()
+    # bigctx is a replacement for the base profile, not an addition
+    if [[ "$bigctx" == "1" ]]; then
+        profiles+=("${model}-bigctx")
+    else
+        profiles+=("$model")
+    fi
+    [[ "$webui" == "1" ]] && profiles+=("webui")
     # docker compose --profile a --profile b
     local flags=""
     for p in "${profiles[@]}"; do flags+="--profile $p "; done