diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
index 8d371a77b3..b81f884587 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
@@ -556,6 +556,16 @@ export class PublishDatabaseDialog {
 					this.targetDatabaseDropDown!.value = result.databaseName;
 				}
 
+				if (Object.keys(result.sqlCmdVariables).length) {
+					// add SQLCMD Variables table if it wasn't there before and the profile had sqlcmd variables
+					if (Object.keys(this.project.sqlCmdVariables).length === 0 && Object.keys(<Record<string, string>>this.sqlCmdVars).length === 0) {
+						this.formBuilder?.addFormItem(<azdataType.FormComponentGroup>this.sqlCmdVariablesFormComponentGroup);
+					}
+				} else if (Object.keys(this.project.sqlCmdVariables).length === 0) {
+					// remove the table if there are no SQLCMD variables in the project and loaded profile
+					this.formBuilder?.removeFormItem(<azdataType.FormComponentGroup>this.sqlCmdVariablesFormComponentGroup);
+				}
+
 				for (let key in result.sqlCmdVariables) {
 					(<Record<string, string>>this.sqlCmdVars)[key] = result.sqlCmdVariables[key];
 				}
@@ -567,16 +577,6 @@ export class PublishDatabaseDialog {
 					dataValues: data
 				});
 
-				if (Object.keys(result.sqlCmdVariables).length) {
-					// add SQLCMD Variables table if it wasn't there before
-					if (Object.keys(this.project.sqlCmdVariables).length === 0) {
-						this.formBuilder?.addFormItem(<azdataType.FormComponentGroup>this.sqlCmdVariablesFormComponentGroup);
-					}
-				} else if (Object.keys(this.project.sqlCmdVariables).length === 0) {
-					// remove the table if there are no SQLCMD variables in the project and loaded profile
-					this.formBuilder?.removeFormItem(<azdataType.FormComponentGroup>this.sqlCmdVariablesFormComponentGroup);
-				}
-
 				// show file path in text box and hover text
 				this.loadProfileTextBox!.value = fileUris[0].fsPath;
 				this.loadProfileTextBox!.updateProperty('title', fileUris[0].fsPath);