diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-ucm.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-ucm.c
index 20ddd9f7a..dab842a7d 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-ucm.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-ucm.c
@@ -991,16 +991,16 @@ static void set_eld_devices(pa_hashmap *hash)
     }
 }
 
-static void update_mixer_paths(pa_hashmap *ports, const char *profile) {
+static void update_mixer_paths(pa_hashmap *ports, const char *profile_name) {
     pa_device_port *port;
     pa_alsa_ucm_port_data *data;
     void *state;
 
     /* select volume controls on ports */
     PA_HASHMAP_FOREACH(port, ports, state) {
-        pa_log_info("Updating mixer path for %s: %s", profile, port->name);
+        pa_log_info("Updating mixer path for %s: %s", profile_name, port->name);
         data = PA_DEVICE_PORT_DATA(port);
-        data->path = pa_hashmap_get(data->paths, profile);
+        data->path = pa_hashmap_get(data->paths, profile_name);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1432,29 +1432,33 @@ void pa_alsa_ucm_add_ports(
 /* Change UCM verb and device to match selected card profile */
 int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_profile *new_profile, pa_alsa_profile *old_profile) {
     int ret = 0;
-    const char *profile;
+    const char *verb_name, *profile_name;
     pa_alsa_ucm_verb *verb;
 
     if (new_profile == old_profile)
         return 0;
 
     if (new_profile == NULL) {
-        profile = SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
         verb = NULL;
+        profile_name = SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
+        verb_name = SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
     } else {
-        profile = new_profile->name;
         verb = new_profile->ucm_context.verb;
+        profile_name = new_profile->name;
+        verb_name = pa_proplist_gets(verb->proplist, PA_ALSA_PROP_UCM_NAME);
     }
 
     /* change verb */
-    pa_log_info("Set UCM verb to %s", profile);
-    if ((snd_use_case_set(ucm->ucm_mgr, "_verb", profile)) < 0) {
-        pa_log("Failed to set verb %s", profile);
+    pa_log_info("Set profile to %s", profile_name);
+    pa_log_info("Set UCM verb to %s", verb_name);
+    if ((snd_use_case_set(ucm->ucm_mgr, "_verb", verb_name)) < 0) {
+        pa_log("Failed to set verb %s", verb_name);
         ret = -1;
     }
     ucm->active_verb = verb;
 
-    update_mixer_paths(card->ports, profile);
+    update_mixer_paths(card->ports, profile_name);
+
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1804,8 +1808,8 @@ static int ucm_create_profile(
         pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm,
         pa_alsa_profile_set *ps,
         pa_alsa_ucm_verb *verb,
-        const char *verb_name,
-        const char *verb_desc) {
+        const char *profile_name,
+        const char *profile_desc) {
 
     pa_alsa_profile *p;
     pa_alsa_ucm_device *dev;
@@ -1813,18 +1817,19 @@ static int ucm_create_profile(
     int i = 0;
     const char *name, *sink, *source;
     unsigned int priority;
+    const char *verb_name = pa_proplist_gets(verb->proplist, PA_ALSA_PROP_UCM_NAME);
 
     pa_assert(ps);
 
-    if (pa_hashmap_get(ps->profiles, verb_name)) {
-        pa_log("Verb %s already exists", verb_name);
+    if (pa_hashmap_get(ps->profiles, profile_name)) {
+        pa_log("Profile %s already exists", profile_name);
         return -1;
     }
 
     p = pa_xnew0(pa_alsa_profile, 1);
     p->profile_set = ps;
-    p->name = pa_xstrdup(verb_name);
-    p->description = pa_xstrdup(verb_desc);
+    p->name = pa_xstrdup(profile_name);
+    p->description = pa_xstrdup(profile_desc);
     p->ucm_context.verb = verb;
 
     p->output_mappings = pa_idxset_new(pa_idxset_trivial_hash_func, pa_idxset_trivial_compare_func);
@@ -2038,14 +2043,18 @@ static void ucm_probe_profile_set(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_alsa_profile_set *
     void *state;
     pa_alsa_profile *p;
     pa_alsa_mapping *m;
+    const char *verb_name;
     uint32_t idx;
 
     PA_HASHMAP_FOREACH(p, ps->profiles, state) {
-        /* change verb */
-        pa_log_info("Set ucm verb to %s", p->name);
+        pa_log_info("Probing profile %s", p->name);
 
-        if ((snd_use_case_set(ucm->ucm_mgr, "_verb", p->name)) < 0) {
-            pa_log("Failed to set verb %s", p->name);
+        /* change verb */
+        verb_name = pa_proplist_gets(p->ucm_context.verb->proplist, PA_ALSA_PROP_UCM_NAME);
+        pa_log_info("Set ucm verb to %s", verb_name);
+
+        if ((snd_use_case_set(ucm->ucm_mgr, "_verb", verb_name)) < 0) {
+            pa_log("Failed to set verb %s", verb_name);
             p->supported = false;
             continue;
         }