diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings_browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings_browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
index 00e6da54..7cf8d96c 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings_browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings_browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
                     <th style="width:2.5em; text-align:center;" title="{{ _('System default') }}">{{ _('Default') }}</th>
                     <th>{{ _('Name') }}</th>
                     <th>{{ _('Fetch method') }}</th>
+                    <th style="width:3em; text-align:center;"></th>
                     <th>{{ _('Viewport') }}</th>
                     <th>{{ _('Options') }}</th>
                     <th></th>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
                         {% if profile.is_builtin %}<span style="font-size:0.75em; margin-left:0.4em; background:#888; color:#fff; padding:1px 5px; border-radius:3px;">{{ _('built-in') }}</span>{% endif %}
                     </td>
                     <td><code>{{ profile.fetch_backend }}</code></td>
+                    <td style="text-align:center;">{{ profile.get_fetcher_class_name()|fetcher_status_icons }}</td>
                     <td>{{ profile.viewport_width }}×{{ profile.viewport_height }}</td>
                     <td>
                         {% if profile.block_images %}<span title="{{ _('Images blocked') }}">&#x1F6AB;&#x1F5BC;</span> {% endif %}
diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/edit.py b/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/edit.py
index 6c8b159d..343b7086 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/edit.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/edit.py
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
                 default['proxy'] = ''
         # proxy_override set to the json/text list of the items
 
+        # browser_profile: None means "use system default" — map to 'system' so the radio pre-selects correctly
+        if not default.get('browser_profile'):
+            default['browser_profile'] = 'system'
+
         # Does it use some custom form? does one exist?
         processor_name = datastore.data['watching'][uuid].get('processor', '')
         processor_classes = next((tpl for tpl in processors.find_processors() if tpl[1] == processor_name), None)
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
 
             # Recast it if need be to right data Watch handler
             watch_class = processors.get_custom_watch_obj_for_processor(form.data.get('processor'))
-            datastore.data['watching'][uuid] = watch_class(datastore_path=datastore.datastore_path, __datastore=datastore.data, default=datastore.data['watching'][uuid])
+            datastore.data['watching'][uuid] = watch_class(datastore_path=datastore.datastore_path, __datastore=datastore, default=datastore.data['watching'][uuid])
 
             # Save the watch immediately
             datastore.data['watching'][uuid].commit()
diff --git a/changedetectionio/model/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/model/__init__.py
index f42e199c..3c084d7c 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/model/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/model/__init__.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class watch_base(dict):
             'content-type': None,
             'date_created': None,
             'extract_text': [],  # Extract text by regex after filters
-            'browser_profile': None,    # machine-name key of a BrowserProfile; None → resolve via chain
+            'browser_profile': 'system',  # machine-name key of a BrowserProfile; 'system' → resolve via chain
             'fetch_backend': 'system',  # plaintext, playwright etc
             'fetch_time': 0.0,
             'filter_failure_notification_send': strtobool(os.getenv('FILTER_FAILURE_NOTIFICATION_SEND_DEFAULT', 'True')),
diff --git a/docs/api-spec.yaml b/docs/api-spec.yaml
index fa8fcc8c..9c7998d2 100644
--- a/docs/api-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/api-spec.yaml
@@ -316,17 +316,15 @@ components:
           type: string
           enum: [GET, POST, DELETE, PUT]
           description: HTTP method to use
-        fetch_backend:
+        browser_profile:
           type: string
           description: |
-            Backend to use for fetching content. Common values:
-            - `system` (default) - Use the system-wide default fetcher
-            - `html_requests` - Fast requests-based fetcher
-            - `html_webdriver` - Browser-based fetcher (Playwright/Puppeteer)
-            - `extra_browser_*` - Custom browser configurations (if configured)
-            - Plugin-provided fetchers (if installed)
-          pattern: '^(system|html_requests|html_webdriver|extra_browser_.+)$'
-          default: system
+            Browser profile (machine name) to use for fetching this watch.
+            - `null` or omitted — use the system default profile
+            - `direct_http_requests` — fast requests-based fetcher
+            - `browser_chromeplaywright` — Chrome/Playwright browser
+            - Any named profile configured in Settings → Browsers
+            - Plugin-provided profiles (e.g. CloakBrowser, if installed)
         headers:
           type: object
           additionalProperties: