diff --git a/contrib/chg/chg.c b/contrib/chg/chg.c
--- a/contrib/chg/chg.c
+++ b/contrib/chg/chg.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
 	const char *baseargv[] = {
 	    hgcmd,
 	    "serve",
+	    "--no-profile",
 	    "--cmdserver",
 	    "chgunix",
 	    "--address",
diff --git a/tests/test-chg.t b/tests/test-chg.t
--- a/tests/test-chg.t
+++ b/tests/test-chg.t
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
   > EOF
   Run 1: * samples (glob)
   Run 4: * samples (glob)
-  Run 4 > 3 * Run 1: True
+  Run 4 > 3 * Run 1: False
 (Disabling with --no-profile on the commandline still works, but isn't permanent)
   $ newchg log -r . --no-profile
   $ filteredchg log -r .