diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/prop.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/prop.py
index 222868e67c..391ddc75c5 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/prop.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/prop.py
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ class BIMProfileProperties(PropertyGroup):
         update=lambda self, context: bpy.ops.bim.load_profiles(),
     )
     object_to_profile: PointerProperty(
-        name="Object to profile", type=bpy.types.Object, description="Object to copy the mesh to a profile"
+        name="Object to profile",
+        type=bpy.types.Object,
+        description=(
+            "Optional mesh object to use as a source for a new arbitrary profile.\n"
+            "Object must be a closed mesh and have at least 1 face"
+        ),
+        poll=lambda self, obj: obj.type == "MESH",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/ui.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/ui.py
index 410bf625b6..421ac3fc59 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/ui.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/profile/ui.py
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ class BIM_PT_profiles(Panel):
             return
 
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)
-        row.prop(self.props, "profile_classes", text="")
+        if self.props.profile_classes == "IfcArbitraryClosedProfileDef":
+            split = row.split(factor=0.5, align=True)
+            row = split.row(align=True)
+            row.prop(self.props, "profile_classes", text="")
+            row = split.row(align=True)
+            row.prop(self.props, "object_to_profile", text="")
+        else:
+            row.prop(self.props, "profile_classes", text="")
         row.operator("bim.add_profile_def", text="", icon="ADD")
         row.operator("bim.duplicate_profile_def", icon="DUPLICATE", text="")
-        if self.props.profile_classes == "IfcArbitraryClosedProfileDef":
-            row = self.layout.row(align=True)
-            row.prop(self.props, "object_to_profile", text="Create From")
 
         self.layout.template_list(
             "BIM_UL_profiles",