diff --git a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/client/aie_profile.cpp b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/client/aie_profile.cpp
index a3749953..7f030ab1 100644
--- a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/client/aie_profile.cpp
+++ b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/client/aie_profile.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace xdp {
         auto iter0 = configChannel0.find(tile);
         auto iter1 = configChannel1.find(tile);
         uint8_t channel0 = (iter0 == configChannel0.end()) ? 0 : iter0->second;
-        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? channel0 : iter1->second;
+        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? 1 : iter1->second;
 
         // Modify events as needed
         aie::profile::modifyEvents(type, subtype, channel0, startEvents, metadata->getHardwareGen());
diff --git a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/edge/aie_profile.cpp b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/edge/aie_profile.cpp
index afc78315..a0ecffbd 100644
--- a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/edge/aie_profile.cpp
+++ b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/edge/aie_profile.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace xdp {
         auto iter0 = configChannel0.find(tile);
         auto iter1 = configChannel1.find(tile);
         uint8_t channel0 = (iter0 == configChannel0.end()) ? 0 : iter0->second;
-        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? channel0 : iter1->second;
+        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? 1 : iter1->second;
         
         // Modify events as needed
         aie::profile::modifyEvents(type, subtype, channel0, startEvents, metadata->getHardwareGen());
diff --git a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/ve2/aie_profile.cpp b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/ve2/aie_profile.cpp
index 86bb0fc0..1c8b9c11 100644
--- a/profile/plugin/aie_profile/ve2/aie_profile.cpp
+++ b/profile/plugin/aie_profile/ve2/aie_profile.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ namespace xdp {
         auto iter0 = configChannel0.find(tile);
         auto iter1 = configChannel1.find(tile);
         uint8_t channel0 = (iter0 == configChannel0.end()) ? 0 : iter0->second;
-        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? channel0 : iter1->second;
+        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? 1 : iter1->second;
         
         // Modify events as needed
         aie::profile::modifyEvents(type, subtype, channel0, startEvents, metadata->getHardwareGen());
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ namespace xdp {
         auto iter0 = configChannel0.find(tile);
         auto iter1 = configChannel1.find(tile);
         uint8_t channel0 = (iter0 == configChannel0.end()) ? 0 : iter0->second;
-        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? channel0 : iter1->second;
+        uint8_t channel1 = (iter1 == configChannel1.end()) ? 1 : iter1->second;
         std::vector<uint8_t> channels = {channel0, channel1};
         
         // Modify events as needed