diff --git a/src/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz_conf.c
index c5f4a14..f766d8e 100644
--- a/src/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz_conf.c
@@ -781,6 +781,32 @@ static char
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Return 0 if we can access and read  file /etc/vz/conf/ve-$name.conf-sample
+ * Return -1 on error */
+int
+openvzAccessDefaultProfile(const char *ostemplate)
+{
+    char       *profile;
+    int         ret = -1;
+    char       *confdir = openvzLocateConfDir();
+    virBuffer   buf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+
+    if (confdir == NULL)
+        return ret;
+
+    virBufferVSprintf(&buf, "%s/ve-%s.conf-sample", confdir, ostemplate);
+    if (virBufferError(&buf))
+        return ret;
+
+    profile = virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
+    if (profile != NULL) {
+        ret = access(profile, F_OK);
+        VIR_FREE(profile);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /* Richard Steven's classic readline() function */
 int
 openvz_readline(int fd, char *ptr, int maxlen)
diff --git a/src/openvz_conf.h b/src/openvz_conf.h
index 00e18b4..b16409b 100644
--- a/src/openvz_conf.h
+++ b/src/openvz_conf.h
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ void openvzFreeDriver(struct openvz_driver *driver);
 int strtoI(const char *str);
 int openvzSetDefinedUUID(int vpsid, unsigned char *uuid);
 unsigned int openvzGetNodeCPUs(void);
+int openvzAccessDefaultProfile(const char *ostemplate);
 
 #endif /* OPENVZ_CONF_H */
diff --git a/src/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz_driver.c
index 755e449..5d12477 100644
--- a/src/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz_driver.c
@@ -135,15 +135,16 @@ static int openvzDomainDefineCmd(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (vmdef->nfss == 1 &&
         vmdef->fss[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_FS_TYPE_TEMPLATE)
     {
+        char *ostemplate = vmdef->fss[0]->src;
+
         ADD_ARG_LIT("--ostemplate");
-        ADD_ARG_LIT(vmdef->fss[0]->src);
-    }
-#if 0
-    if ((vmdef->profile && *(vmdef->profile))) {
-        ADD_ARG_LIT("--config");
-        ADD_ARG_LIT(vmdef->profile);
+        ADD_ARG_LIT(ostemplate);
+
+        if (openvzAccessDefaultProfile(ostemplate) != -1) {
+            ADD_ARG_LIT("--config");
+            ADD_ARG_LIT(ostemplate);
+        }
     }
-#endif
 
     ADD_ARG(NULL);
     return 0;