diff --git a/features/step_definitions/data.js b/features/step_definitions/data.js
index 81bd42257..fdba9418a 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/data.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/data.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var OSM = require('../lib/osm');
 
 module.exports = function () {
     this.Given(/^the profile "([^"]*)"$/, (profile, callback) => {
-        this.profile = profile;
+        this.profile = this.OSRM_PROFILE || profile;
         this.profileFile = path.join(this.PROFILES_PATH, this.profile + '.lua');
         callback();
     });
diff --git a/features/support/env.js b/features/support/env.js
index 5947afffa..9fdacc383 100644
--- a/features/support/env.js
+++ b/features/support/env.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
         this.OSRM_PORT = process.env.OSRM_PORT && parseInt(process.env.OSRM_PORT) || 5000;
         this.HOST = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + this.OSRM_PORT;
+        
+        this.OSRM_PROFILE = process.env.PROFILE
 
         if (this.PLATFORM_WINDOWS) {
             this.TERMSIGNAL = 9;
diff --git a/features/support/hooks.js b/features/support/hooks.js
index f3c7fe10d..6b5185e9e 100644
--- a/features/support/hooks.js
+++ b/features/support/hooks.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
     });
 
     this.BeforeFeature((feature, callback) => {
-        this.profile = this.DEFAULT_PROFILE;
+        this.profile = this.OSRM_PROFILE || this.DEFAULT_PROFILE;
         this.profileFile = path.join(this.PROFILES_PATH, this.profile + '.lua');
         this.setupFeatureCache(feature);
         callback();