diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2136e926e..c26532221 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ private_example.py
 private_example
 
 uv.lock
+temp
+tmp
diff --git a/browser_use/agent/service.py b/browser_use/agent/service.py
index 34aadbaae..81a2a376f 100644
--- a/browser_use/agent/service.py
+++ b/browser_use/agent/service.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+from browser_use.browser.session import DEFAULT_BROWSER_PROFILE
+
 load_dotenv()
 
 from langchain_core.language_models.chat_models import BaseChatModel
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ class Agent(Generic[Context]):
 		assert not (browser_profile and browser_context), 'Cannot provide both browser_profile and browser_context'
 		assert not (browser and browser_context), 'Cannot provide both browser and browser_context'
 		assert not (browser_session and browser_context), 'Cannot provide both browser_session and browser_context'
-
+		browser_profile = browser_profile or DEFAULT_BROWSER_PROFILE
 		self.browser_session = browser_session or BrowserSession(
 			profile=browser_profile, browser=browser, browser_context=browser_context
 		)
diff --git a/examples/simple.py b/examples/simple.py
index de29003ba..c42bd1dda 100644
--- a/examples/simple.py
+++ b/examples/simple.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ llm = ChatOpenAI(
 	model='gpt-4o',
 	temperature=0.0,
 )
-task = 'Go to kayak.com and find the cheapest flight from Zurich to San Francisco on 2025-05-01'
-
+task = 'Go to kayak.com and find the cheapest one-way flight from Zurich to San Francisco in 3 weeks.'
 agent = Agent(task=task, llm=llm)