diff --git a/template/rust-toolchain.toml.j2 b/template/rust-toolchain.toml.j2
index 804f25b4..450cfa9f 100644
--- a/template/rust-toolchain.toml.j2
+++ b/template/rust-toolchain.toml.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT, this file is generated by operator-templating
 [toolchain]
 channel = "{[ rust_version }]"
+profile = "default"