---
title: "I'm receiving a Runtime Error Could not find profile named 'user' error?"
source: dbt Core Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com
licence: Apache-2.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: dbt-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

If you're unable to access the <Constant name="studio_ide" /> due to the below error message, we'll do our best to get you unstuck with the below steps! 

```shell
Running with dbt=1.9.0
Encountered an error while reading the project:
  ERROR: Runtime Error
  Could not find profile named 'user'
Runtime Error
  Could not run dbt'
```

Usually this errors indicates that there is an issue with missing/stale credentials/authentication. No worries, we have a few workarounds for you to try:

**In the <Constant name="studio_ide" />:**
If this is happening in the <Constant name="studio_ide" />, you'll want to navigate to the Profile settings where your development credentials are configured. Once you're there, you'll need to either re-enter or re-authorize your credentials in order to get around this error message.

**In a job:**
If this is happening in a job, it might be that you made some sort of change to the deployment environment in which the job is configured and did not re-enter your deployment credentials upon saving those changes. To fix this, you'll need to go back into the deployment environment settings, re-enter your credentials (either the private key/private key passphrase or the username and password), and kick off a new job run.

If you've tried the step above and are still experiencing this behavior - reach out to the Support team at support@getdbt.com and we'll be happy to help!
