diff --git a/src/cli/src/main.cpp b/src/cli/src/main.cpp
index cdec290a9..b5ee71183 100644
--- a/src/cli/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	Logger::getInstance().initialize();
 
-	auto *profile = new Profile(savePath());
-	profile->purgeTemp(24 * 60 * 60);
+	Profile profile(savePath());
+	profile.purgeTemp(24 * 60 * 60);
 
 	QMap<QString, QString> params;
 	QStringList positionalArgs;
-	return parseAndRunCliArgs(&app, profile, false, params, positionalArgs);
+	return parseAndRunCliArgs(&app, &profile, false, params, positionalArgs);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/src/main/main.cpp b/src/gui/src/main/main.cpp
index 3035f3095..41acd4c21 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	// Ensure SSL libraries are loaded
 	QSslSocket::supportsSsl();
 
-	auto *profile = new Profile(savePath());
-	profile->purgeTemp(24 * 60 * 60);
-	QSettings *settings = profile->getSettings();
+	Profile profile(savePath());
+	profile.purgeTemp(24 * 60 * 60);
+	QSettings *settings = profile.getSettings();
 
 	// Default to the GUI unless USE_CLI is defined
 	bool defaultToGui = true;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	// Parse CLI parameters
 	QMap<QString, QString> params;
 	QStringList positionalArgs;
-	const int ret = parseAndRunCliArgs(&app, profile, defaultToGui, params, positionalArgs);
+	const int ret = parseAndRunCliArgs(&app, &profile, defaultToGui, params, positionalArgs);
 	if (ret != -1) {
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	// Run the main window
-	auto *mainWindow = new MainWindow(profile);
+	auto *mainWindow = new MainWindow(&profile);
 	mainWindow->init(positionalArgs, params);
 	mainWindow->show();