Preparing an iOS device with Apple Configurator and Profiles

Hi,
I am using Apple configurator 1.5 to prepare iPods with an updated iOS, backup and profile. Up until recently, I was able to install the the updates and the backup but the profile is not being send to the device. I have to stop the "prepare" setup and manually add the profile to each device.

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