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
diff --git a/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp b/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
index 3590cf7f..c4959a13 100755
--- a/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
+++ b/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ namespace xdp {
     // Memory/interface tile trace is flushed at end of run
     memoryTileTraceStartEvent = XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_MEM_TILE;
     memoryTileTraceEndEvent = XAIE_EVENT_USER_EVENT_1_MEM_TILE;
-    interfaceTileTraceStartEvent = XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_PL;
+    // Start on a user event so trace doesn't restart after the end-of-run flush
+    // Only apply this for VCK190 as VEK280 only has user events 0 and 1
+    interfaceTileTraceStartEvent = xdp::aie::isAIE1(hwGen) ? XAIE_EVENT_USER_EVENT_2_PL
+                                                           : XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_PL;
     interfaceTileTraceEndEvent = XAIE_EVENT_USER_EVENT_1_PL;
   }
 
@@ -943,6 +946,12 @@ namespace xdp {
       (db->getStaticInfo()).addAIECfgTile(deviceId, cfgTile);
     }  // For tiles
 
+    // Start interface tile trace now that all tiles are configured
+    if (interfaceTileTraceStartEvent != XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_PL) {
+      for (const auto& loc : interfaceTileTraceFlushLocs)
+        XAie_EventGenerate(aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_PL_MOD, interfaceTileTraceStartEvent);
+    }
+
     // Report and store trace events per tile
     for (int m = 0; m < static_cast<int>(module_type::num_types); ++m) {
       aie::trace::printTraceEventStats(m, mNumTileTraceEvents[m]);