diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b18b581..96ce1c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ test-cov: ## Run pytest with coverage
 
 dbt-run: ## Run dbt models
 	@echo "$(GREEN)Running dbt models...$(NC)"
-	cd dbt && dbt run
+	cd dbt && dbt run --profiles-dir .
 
 dbt-test: ## Run dbt tests
 	@echo "$(GREEN)Running dbt tests...$(NC)"
-	cd dbt && dbt test
+	cd dbt && dbt test --profiles-dir .
 
 dbt-docs: ## Generate dbt documentation
 	@echo "$(GREEN)Generating dbt docs...$(NC)"
-	cd dbt && dbt docs generate && dbt docs serve
+	cd dbt && dbt docs generate --profiles-dir . && dbt docs serve --profiles-dir .
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Code Quality
diff --git a/dbt/profiles.yml.example b/dbt/profiles.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from dbt/profiles.yml.example
rename to dbt/profiles.yml
diff --git a/scripts/data/load_toronto_data.py b/scripts/data/load_toronto_data.py
index 03a22bc..3787571 100644
--- a/scripts/data/load_toronto_data.py
+++ b/scripts/data/load_toronto_data.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class DataPipeline:
             # Run dbt models
             logger.info("  Running dbt run...")
             result = subprocess.run(
-                ["dbt", "run"],
+                ["dbt", "run", "--profiles-dir", str(dbt_project_dir)],
                 cwd=dbt_project_dir,
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class DataPipeline:
             # Run dbt tests
             logger.info("  Running dbt test...")
             result = subprocess.run(
-                ["dbt", "test"],
+                ["dbt", "test", "--profiles-dir", str(dbt_project_dir)],
                 cwd=dbt_project_dir,
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,