diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
index dceb70d4c5..63056385de 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
 											if (local_hostname == database_hostname) then
 												freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[xml_handler-directory.lua] local_host and database_host are the same\n");
 											else
-												local profile, proxy = "internal", database_hostname;
+												contact = trim(api:execute("sofia_contact", destination));
+												array = explode('/',contact);
+												sip_profile = array[2];
+												local profile, proxy = sip_profile, database_hostname;
 												dial_string = "{sip_invite_domain=" .. domain_name .. ",presence_id=" .. presence_id .."}sofia/" .. profile .. "/" .. destination .. ";fs_path=sip:" .. proxy;
 												--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[xml_handler-directory.lua] dial_string " .. dial_string .. "\n");
 											end