diff --git a/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller b/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
index fc8312747..95be43aad 100755
--- a/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
+++ b/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ handle_controller_select() {
 validate_controller_section() {
 	uci_validate_section mapcontroller controller "controller" \
 		'enabled:bool:true' \
+		'profile:range(1,3):2' \
 		'registrar:string' \
 		'debug:range(0,16)' \
 		'bcn_metrics_max_num:range(1,256)' \