diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93a2519bb..4149e57f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ You can also run `npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest --help` to see all available co
 `chrome-devtools-mcp` starts a Chrome's stable channel instance using the following user
 data directory:
 
-- Linux / MacOS: `$HOME/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/mcp-profile-$CHANNEL`
-- Window: `%HOMEPATH%/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/mcp-profile-$CHANNEL`
+- Linux / MacOS: `$HOME/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile-$CHANNEL`
+- Window: `%HOMEPATH%/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile-$CHANNEL`
 
 The user data directory is not cleared between runs and shared across
 all instances of `chrome-devtools-mcp`. Set the `isolated` option to `true`
diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index f400fd767..09527fcac 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ type McpLaunchOptions = {
 export async function launch(options: McpLaunchOptions): Promise<Browser> {
   const {channel, executablePath, customDevTools, headless, isolated} = options;
   const profileDirName =
-    channel && channel !== 'stable' ? `mcp-profile-${channel}` : 'mcp-profile';
+    channel && channel !== 'stable'
+      ? `chrome-profile-${channel}`
+      : 'chrome-profile';
 
   let userDataDir = options.userDataDir;
   if (!isolated && !userDataDir) {