diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index 891582dbbc..401fb94d86 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
     wxCHECK_MSG(wxDirExists(resources_dir), false,
         wxString::Format("Resources path does not exist or is not a directory: %s", resources_dir));
 
-    SetAppName(SLIC3R_APP_KEY);
+    // Profiles for the alpha are stored into the PrusaSlicer-alpha directory to not mix with the current release.
+    // SetAppName(SLIC3R_APP_KEY);
+    SetAppName(SLIC3R_APP_KEY "-alpha");
     SetAppDisplayName(SLIC3R_APP_NAME);
 
 // Enable this to get the default Win32 COMCTRL32 behavior of static boxes.