diff --git a/cli/export.go b/cli/export.go
index 109b3958f..82dca9229 100644
--- a/cli/export.go
+++ b/cli/export.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func printINI(credsProvider aws.CredentialsProvider, profilename, region string)
 	}
 
 	f := ini.Empty()
-	s, err := f.NewSection("profile " + profilename)
+	s, err := f.NewSection(profilename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create ini section: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cli/export_test.go b/cli/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9037923df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
+
+	"github.com/99designs/keyring"
+)
+
+func ExampleExportCommand() {
+	app := kingpin.New("aws-vault", "")
+	awsVault := ConfigureGlobals(app)
+	awsVault.keyringImpl = keyring.NewArrayKeyring([]keyring.Item{
+		{Key: "llamas", Data: []byte(`{"AccessKeyID":"ABC","SecretAccessKey":"XYZ"}`)},
+	})
+	ConfigureExportCommand(app, awsVault)
+	kingpin.MustParse(app.Parse([]string{
+		"export", "--format=ini", "--no-session", "llamas",
+	}))
+
+	// Output:
+	// [llamas]
+	// aws_access_key_id=ABC
+	// aws_secret_access_key=XYZ
+	// region=us-east-1
+}