diff --git a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
index d4b4b948fb..5b1d993223 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.lua
@@ -4742,10 +4742,10 @@ function WeakAuras.StartProfile()
   if (profileData.systems.time and profileData.systems.time.count == 1) then
     prettyPrint(L["Profiling already started."]);
     return;
-  else
-    prettyPrint(L["Profiling started."])
   end
 
+  prettyPrint(L["Profiling started."])
+
   profileData.systems = {};
   profileData.auras = {};
   profileData.systems.time = {};
@@ -4762,16 +4762,13 @@ local function doNothing()
 end
 
 function WeakAuras.StopProfile()
-  if (not profileData.systems.time or not profileData.systems.time.count == 1) then
+  if (not profileData.systems.time or profileData.systems.time.count ~= 1) then
     prettyPrint(L["Profiling not running."]);
     return;
-  elseif (profileData.systems.time.count == 1) then
-    profileData.systems.time.count = 0;
-    prettyPrint(L["Profiling stopped."])
-  else
-    prettyPrint(L["Profiling not running."]);
   end
 
+  prettyPrint(L["Profiling stopped."])
+
   profileData.systems.time.elapsed = debugprofilestop() - profileData.systems.time.start;
   profileData.systems.time.count = 0;