diff --git a/tools/ratbagc.py.in b/tools/ratbagc.py.in
index 51e7989c..4c077f1a 100644
--- a/tools/ratbagc.py.in
+++ b/tools/ratbagc.py.in
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ class RatbagdDevice(metaclass=MetaRatbag):
         """The currently active profile. This is a non-DBus property computed
         over the cached list of profiles. In the unlikely case that your device
         driver is misconfigured and there is no active profile, this returns
-        the first profile."""
+        `None`."""
         for profile in self._profiles:
             if profile.is_active:
                 return profile
         print("No active profile. Please report this bug to the libratbag developers", file=sys.stderr)
-        return self._profiles[0]
+        return None
 
     def commit(self):
         """Commits all changes made to the device.
diff --git a/tools/ratbagd.py b/tools/ratbagd.py
index ce7e8224..4c192a5e 100644
--- a/tools/ratbagd.py
+++ b/tools/ratbagd.py
@@ -383,12 +383,12 @@ class RatbagdDevice(_RatbagdDBus):
         """The currently active profile. This is a non-DBus property computed
         over the cached list of profiles. In the unlikely case that your device
         driver is misconfigured and there is no active profile, this returns
-        the first profile."""
+        `None`."""
         for profile in self._profiles:
             if profile.is_active:
                 return profile
         print("No active profile. Please report this bug to the libratbag developers", file=sys.stderr)
-        return self._profiles[0]
+        return None
 
     def commit(self):
         """Commits all changes made to the device.