diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
index c0cff2369cc..8139596fab7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ QmlProfilerRunner::QmlProfilerRunner(RunControl *runControl)
     : RunWorker(runControl)
 {
     setId("QmlProfilerRunner");
-    runControl->requestQmlChannel();
     runControl->setIcon(ProjectExplorer::Icons::ANALYZER_START_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ RunWorker *createLocalQmlProfilerWorker(RunControl *runControl)
     worker->setId("LocalQmlProfilerSupport");
 
     auto profiler = new QmlProfilerRunner(runControl);
+    runControl->requestQmlChannel();
 
     worker->addStopDependency(profiler);
     // We need to open the local server before the application tries to connect.
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index cc456bc448f..e576a0a18c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ ProjectExplorer::RunControl *QmlProfilerTool::attachToWaitingApplication()
     d->m_viewContainer->perspective()->select();
 
     auto runControl = new RunControl(ProjectExplorer::Constants::QML_PROFILER_RUN_MODE);
-    runControl->copyDataFromRunConfiguration(activeRunConfigForActiveProject());
+    if (RunConfiguration *runConfig = activeRunConfigForActiveProject())
+        runControl->copyDataFromRunConfiguration(runConfig);
+    runControl->setQmlChannel(serverUrl);
     // The object as such is needed, the RunWorker becomes part of the RunControl at construction time,
     // similar to how QObject children are owned by their parents
     [[maybe_unused]] auto profiler = new QmlProfilerRunner(runControl);