diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ccbf5e7a..a880544cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@topcoder-platform/platform-ui",
-    "version": "2.6",
+    "version": "2.0.7",
     "private": true,
     "scripts": {
         "dev": "yarn react-app-rewired start",
diff --git a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/index.ts b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/index.ts
index feefd3b99..6de4cee2c 100644
--- a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/index.ts
+++ b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export { UserRole } from './profile-factory'
 export {
-    getAsync as profileGetAsync,
+    getLoggedInAsync as profileGetLoggedInAsync,
+    getPublicAsync as profileGetPublicAsync,
     editNameAsync as profileEditNameAsync,
 } from './profile.functions'
diff --git a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile-factory/profile.factory.ts b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile-factory/profile.factory.ts
index 13fe53fdd..34879354d 100644
--- a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile-factory/profile.factory.ts
+++ b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile-factory/profile.factory.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { UserProfile } from '../../user-profile.model'
 
 import { UserRole } from './user-role.enum'
 
-export function create(profile: UserProfile, token: TokenModel, hasDiceEnabled: boolean): UserProfile {
+export function create(profile: UserProfile, token?: TokenModel, hasDiceEnabled?: boolean): UserProfile {
 
     // Currently, the "Self-Service Customer" role is being set when a user is created
     // during the self-service workflow. There are no other roles being set to distinguish
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ export function create(profile: UserProfile, token: TokenModel, hasDiceEnabled:
     // This is imperfect, bc a user could be both a Customer or a Member, but for now
     // we are okay with this and will have a more in-depth initiave to properly assign
     // roles.
-    profile.isCustomer = !!token.roles?.some(role => role === UserRole.customer)
+    profile.isCustomer = !!token?.roles?.some(role => role === UserRole.customer)
     profile.isMember = !profile.isCustomer
 
-    profile.isWipro = profile.email.endsWith('@wipro.com')
-    profile.diceEnabled = hasDiceEnabled
+    profile.isWipro = profile.email?.endsWith('@wipro.com')
+    profile.diceEnabled = !!hasDiceEnabled
 
     // store roles for custom capability checks
-    profile.roles = token.roles || []
+    profile.roles = token?.roles || []
 
     // TODO: create the profile full name property
     return profile
diff --git a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile.functions.ts b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile.functions.ts
index ede0f9ef7..bdb5c8fc9 100644
--- a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile.functions.ts
+++ b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile-functions/profile.functions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { UserProfile } from '../user-profile.model'
 import { profileFactoryCreate } from './profile-factory'
 import { profileStoreGet, profileStorePatchName } from './profile-store'
 
-export async function getAsync(handle?: string): Promise<UserProfile | undefined> {
+export async function getLoggedInAsync(handle?: string): Promise<UserProfile | undefined> {
 
     // get the token
     const token: TokenModel = await tokenGetAsync()
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ export async function getAsync(handle?: string): Promise<UserProfile | undefined
     return output
 }
 
+export async function getPublicAsync(handle: string): Promise<UserProfile | undefined> {
+
+    // get the profile
+    const profileResult: UserProfile = await profileStoreGet(handle)
+
+    const output: UserProfile = profileFactoryCreate(profileResult)
+    return output
+}
+
 export async function editNameAsync(handle: string, profile: EditNameRequest): Promise<UserProfile> {
     return profileStorePatchName(handle, profile)
 }
diff --git a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile.provider.tsx b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile.provider.tsx
index 7447e04f3..d646378a2 100644
--- a/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile.provider.tsx
+++ b/src-ts/lib/profile-provider/profile.provider.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { userUpdatePasswordAsync } from '../functions'
 import { ChangePasswordRequest } from './change-password-request.model'
 import { EditNameRequest } from './edit-name-request.model'
 import { ProfileContextData } from './profile-context-data.model'
-import { profileEditNameAsync, profileGetAsync } from './profile-functions'
+import { profileEditNameAsync, profileGetLoggedInAsync } from './profile-functions'
 import { UserProfile } from './user-profile.model'
 import profileContext, { defaultProfileContextData } from './profile.context'
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const ProfileProvider: FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({ children }: { chi
     }
 
     async function getAndSetProfileAsync(): Promise<void> {
-        const profile: UserProfile | undefined = await profileGetAsync()
+        const profile: UserProfile | undefined = await profileGetLoggedInAsync()
         const contextData: ProfileContextData = {
             changePassword,
             initialized: true,
diff --git a/src-ts/tools/learn/course-certificate/user-certificate/UserCertificate.tsx b/src-ts/tools/learn/course-certificate/user-certificate/UserCertificate.tsx
index 0d6dd0a0d..6be68de30 100644
--- a/src-ts/tools/learn/course-certificate/user-certificate/UserCertificate.tsx
+++ b/src-ts/tools/learn/course-certificate/user-certificate/UserCertificate.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Params, useParams, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 import {
     LoadingSpinner,
-    profileGetAsync,
+    profileGetPublicAsync,
     UserProfile,
 } from '../../../../lib'
 import { getViewStyleParamKey } from '../../learn.routes'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const UserCertificate: FC<{}> = () => {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (routeParams.memberHandle) {
-            profileGetAsync(routeParams.memberHandle)
+            profileGetPublicAsync(routeParams.memberHandle)
                 .then(userProfile => {
                     setProfile(userProfile)
                     setProfileReady(true)