diff --git a/scripts/lua/get_flows_data.lua b/scripts/lua/get_flows_data.lua
index 31412ebc7c..5d8a068867 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/get_flows_data.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/get_flows_data.lua
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ for key, value in ipairs(flows_stats) do
    flows_stats[key]["info"] = "<span data-toggle='tooltip' title='"..alt_info.."'>"..info.."</span>"
 
    if(flows_stats[key]["profile"] ~= nil) then
-      flows_stats[key]["info"] = "<span class='badge badge-primary'>"..flows_stats[key]["profile"].."</span> "..flows_stats[key]["info"]
+      flows_stats[key]["info"] = formatTrafficProfile(flows_stats[key]["profile"])..flows_stats[key]["info"]
    end
 end
 
diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/flow_utils.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/flow_utils.lua
index e1fe9b04b6..90f7d37454 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/modules/flow_utils.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/modules/flow_utils.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ end
 
 -- #######################
 
+function formatTrafficProfile(profile)
+   local res = ""
+
+   if not isEmptyString(profile) then
+      res = "<span class='badge badge-primary'>"..profile.."</span> "
+   end
+
+   return res
+end
+
+-- #######################
+
 -- Extracts the information serialized into status_info from the flow
 -- user scripts
 function flow2statusinfo(flow)