diff --git a/cli/src/pixl_cli/_docker_commands.py b/cli/src/pixl_cli/_docker_commands.py
index 2278b553..05e2818e 100644
--- a/cli/src/pixl_cli/_docker_commands.py
+++ b/cli/src/pixl_cli/_docker_commands.py
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ def _parse_up_args(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> list:
     """Check up args and define default profile if not set"""
     args_list = list(args)
     if "--profile" not in args:
-        args_list = [arg for arg in args_list if arg != "up"] + [
-            "--profile",
-            "postgres-exposed",
-            "up",
-        ]
+        up_index = args.index('up')
+        args_list[up_index:up_index] = ['--profile', 'postgres-exposed']
     args_list.extend(["--wait", "--build", "--remove-orphans"])
     return args_list