diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/Agent.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/Agent.java
index b2a4b3b65ad..7b76837f028 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/Agent.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/Agent.java
@@ -1124,6 +1124,13 @@ private static boolean isFeatureEnabled(AgentFeature feature) {
       // true unless it's explicitly set to "false"
       return !("false".equalsIgnoreCase(featureEnabled) || "0".equals(featureEnabled));
     } else {
+      if (feature == AgentFeature.PROFILING) {
+        // We need this hack because profiling in SSI can receive 'auto' value in
+        // the enablement config
+        if ("auto".equalsIgnoreCase(featureEnabled)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
       // false unless it's explicitly set to "true"
       return Boolean.parseBoolean(featureEnabled) || "1".equals(featureEnabled);
     }