diff --git a/pkg/service/profile.go b/pkg/service/profile.go
index cbfe5c0..e0fb473 100644
--- a/pkg/service/profile.go
+++ b/pkg/service/profile.go
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ func (s *Service) CreateProfile() http.HandlerFunc {
 			profile *Profile `json:"profile"`
 		}
 		var (
-			body []byte
-			in   input
-			err  error
+			body, contents []byte
+			in             input
+			err            error
 		)
 
 		body, err = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
@@ -136,8 +136,17 @@ func (s *Service) CreateProfile() http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// serialize just the profile part
+		contents, err = json.Marshal(in.profile)
+		if err != nil {
+
+		}
+
 		// create a new profile on disk
-		os.WriteFile()
+		err = os.WriteFile(in.path, contents, os.ModePerm)
+		if err != nil {
+
+		}
 
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	}