--- a/testing/talos/talos/config.py
+++ b/testing/talos/talos/config.py
@@ -306,19 +306,21 @@ def get_active_tests(config):
         activeTests = [i for i in activeTests if i != 'damp']
     return activeTests
 
 
 def get_global_overrides(config):
     global_overrides = {}
     for key in GLOBAL_OVERRIDES:
         # get global overrides for all tests
-        value = config.pop(key)
+        value = config[key]
         if value is not None:
             global_overrides[key] = value
+        if key != 'sps_profile':
+            config.pop(key)
 
     # add noChrome to global overrides (HACK)
     noChrome = config.pop('noChrome')
     if noChrome:
         global_overrides['tpchrome'] = False
 
     # HACK: currently xperf tests post results to graph server and
     # we want to ensure we don't publish shutdown numbers

--- a/testing/talos/talos/run_tests.py
+++ b/testing/talos/talos/run_tests.py
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ def run_tests(config, browser_config):
         date = int(time.time())
     LOG.debug("using testdate: %d" % date)
     LOG.debug("actual date: %d" % int(time.time()))
 
     # results container
     talos_results = TalosResults()
 
     # results links
-    if not browser_config['develop']:
+    if not browser_config['develop'] and not config['sps_profile']:
         results_urls = dict(
             # another hack; datazilla stands for Perfherder
             # and do not require url, but a non empty dict is required...
             output_urls=['local.json'],
         )
     else:
         # local mode, output to files
         results_urls = dict(output_urls=[os.path.abspath('local.json')])
@@ -212,17 +212,17 @@ def run_tests(config, browser_config):
         LOG.suite_end()
         httpd.stop()
 
     LOG.info("Completed test suite (%s)" % timer.elapsed())
 
     # output results
     if results_urls:
         talos_results.output(results_urls)
-        if browser_config['develop']:
+        if browser_config['develop'] or config['sps_profile']:
             print ("Thanks for running Talos locally. Results are in %s"
                    % (results_urls['output_urls']))
 
     # we will stop running tests on a failed test, or we will return 0 for
     # green
     return 0