diff --git a/internal/configuration/config.go b/internal/configuration/config.go
index 7a40a5054..6638a8227 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/config.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func initializeCredentialsProvider() {
 					region.US.String(),
 					region.EU.String(),
 				),
+				Default: region.US.String(),
 			},
 			FieldDefinition{
 				Key:               AccountID,
@@ -155,8 +156,20 @@ func RequireActiveProfileString(key ConfigKey) string {
 	return v
 }
 
+func GetActiveProfileValue(profileName string, key ConfigKey) interface{} {
+	return GetProfileValue("", key)
+}
+func GetProfileValue(profileName string, key ConfigKey) interface{} {
+	v, err := credentialsProvider.GetWithScope(profileName, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not load value %s from config: %s", key, err)
+	}
+
+	return v
+}
+
 func GetProfileString(profileName string, key ConfigKey) string {
-	v, err := credentialsProvider.GetStringWithScope(GetActiveProfileName(), key)
+	v, err := credentialsProvider.GetStringWithScope(profileName, key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -180,7 +193,7 @@ func GetActiveProfileInt(key ConfigKey) int {
 func GetProfileInt(profileName string, key ConfigKey) int {
 	v, err := credentialsProvider.GetIntWithScope(GetActiveProfileName(), key)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0
+		log.Fatalf("could not load value %s from config: %s", key, err)
 	}
 
 	return int(v)
diff --git a/internal/configuration/config_provider.go b/internal/configuration/config_provider.go
index ef9afe19a..20b0c003f 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/config_provider.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/config_provider.go
@@ -205,8 +205,19 @@ func (p *ConfigProvider) GetStringWithScope(scope string, key ConfigKey) (string
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
-		return s, nil
+	switch v := v.(type) {
+	case int64:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(v)), nil
+	case int32:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(v)), nil
+	case float64:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(v)), nil
+	case float32:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(v)), nil
+	case int:
+		return strconv.Itoa(v), nil
+	case string:
+		return v, nil
 	}
 
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("value %v for key %s is not a string", v, key)
@@ -236,7 +247,7 @@ func (p *ConfigProvider) GetWithScope(scope string, key ConfigKey) (interface{},
 			return d.Default, nil
 		}
 
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return res.Value(), nil
diff --git a/internal/profile/command.go b/internal/profile/command.go
index a026a103b..c95363b2b 100644
--- a/internal/profile/command.go
+++ b/internal/profile/command.go
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ The delete command removes the profile specified by name.
 }
 
 func requireProfileName(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	fmt.Println(configuration.SelectedProfileName)
 	if configuration.SelectedProfileName == "" {
 		log.Fatal("the --profileName argument is required")
 	}