diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/demo.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/demo.clj
index 005ae170fa..d6825a3f68 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/demo.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/demo.clj
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         params   {:email email
                   :fullname fullname
                   :is-active true
+                  :is-demo true
                   :deleted-at (ct/in-future (cf/get-deletion-delay))
                   :password (derive-password password)
                   :props {}}
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
index b078c2adad..2998f6be8a 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/profile.clj
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@
 (defn get-profile
   "Get profile by id. Throws not-found exception if no profile found."
   [conn id & {:as opts}]
-  (-> (db/get-by-id conn :profile id opts)
+  ;; NOTE: We need to set ::db/remove-deleted to false because demo profiles
+  ;; are created with a set deleted-at value
+  (-> (db/get-by-id conn :profile id (assoc opts ::db/remove-deleted false))
       (decode-row)))
 
 ;; --- MUTATION: Update Profile (own)