diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/6995-kaovilai b/changelogs/unreleased/6995-kaovilai
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3ab9406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/6995-kaovilai
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix unified repository (kopia) s3 credentials profile selection
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diff --git a/pkg/repository/config/aws.go b/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
index ee229949e..d7208068f 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func GetS3ResticEnvVars(config map[string]string) (map[string]string, error) {
 		result[awsSecretKeyEnvVar] = creds.SecretAccessKey
 		result[awsSessTokenEnvVar] = creds.SessionToken
 		result[awsCredentialsFileEnvVar] = ""
-		result[awsProfileEnvVar] = ""
+		result[awsProfileEnvVar] = "" // profile is not needed since we have the credentials from profile via GetS3Credentials
 		result[awsConfigFileEnvVar] = ""
 	}
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func GetS3Credentials(config map[string]string) (*aws.Credentials, error) {
 			// as credentials of a BSL
 			awsconfig.WithSharedConfigFiles([]string{credentialsFile}))
 	}
+	opts = append(opts, awsconfig.WithSharedConfigProfile(config[awsProfileKey]))
 
 	cfg, err := awsconfig.LoadDefaultConfig(context.Background(), opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/repository/config/aws_test.go b/pkg/repository/config/aws_test.go
index bdd3e4fa2..ba7d00f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/config/aws_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/config/aws_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package config
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -63,3 +66,81 @@ func TestGetS3ResticEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetS3CredentialsCorrectlyUseProfile(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		config             map[string]string
+		secretFileContents string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    *aws.Credentials
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Test GetS3Credentials use profile correctly",
+			args: args{
+				config: map[string]string{
+					"profile": "some-profile",
+				},
+				secretFileContents: `[default]
+	aws_access_key_id = default-access-key-id
+	aws_secret_access_key = default-secret-access-key
+	[profile some-profile]
+	aws_access_key_id = some-profile-access-key-id
+	aws_secret_access_key = some-profile-secret-access-key
+	`,
+			},
+			want: &aws.Credentials{
+				AccessKeyID:     "some-profile-access-key-id",
+				SecretAccessKey: "some-profile-secret-access-key",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Test GetS3Credentials default to default profile",
+			args: args{
+				config: map[string]string{},
+				secretFileContents: `[default]
+	aws_access_key_id = default-access-key-id
+	aws_secret_access_key = default-secret-access-key
+	[profile some-profile]
+	aws_access_key_id = some-profile-access-key-id
+	aws_secret_access_key = some-profile-secret-access-key
+	`,
+			},
+			want: &aws.Credentials{
+				AccessKeyID:     "default-access-key-id",
+				SecretAccessKey: "default-secret-access-key",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "velero-test-aws-credentials")
+			defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("GetS3Credentials() error = %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			// write the contents of the secret file to the temp file
+			_, err = tmpFile.WriteString(tt.args.secretFileContents)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("GetS3Credentials() error = %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			tt.args.config["credentialsFile"] = tmpFile.Name()
+			got, err := GetS3Credentials(tt.args.config)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("GetS3Credentials() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got.AccessKeyID, tt.want.AccessKeyID) {
+				t.Errorf("GetS3Credentials() got = %v, want %v", got.AccessKeyID, tt.want.AccessKeyID)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got.SecretAccessKey, tt.want.SecretAccessKey) {
+				t.Errorf("GetS3Credentials() got = %v, want %v", got.SecretAccessKey, tt.want.SecretAccessKey)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}