diff --git a/internal/profile/resolving_repository.go b/internal/profile/resolving_repository.go
index a07b548..63ae075 100644
--- a/internal/profile/resolving_repository.go
+++ b/internal/profile/resolving_repository.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (r *resolvingRepository) GetProfile(ctx context.Context, id string) (*domai
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	profile, err := r.source.GetProfile(ctx, requestedID)
+	profile, err := r.getRawProfile(ctx, requestedID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (r *resolvingRepository) GetProfile(ctx context.Context, id string) (*domai
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: profile inheritance chain exceeds %d profiles: %s", ErrInvalidProfile, maximumProfileChainLength, joinProfileChain(chainIDs, baseID))
 		}
 
-		base, err := r.source.GetProfile(ctx, baseID)
+		base, err := r.getRawProfile(ctx, baseID)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, ErrProfileNotFound) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: base profile %q is missing in chain %s", ErrInvalidProfile, baseID, joinProfileChain(chainIDs, baseID))
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ func (r *resolvingRepository) GetProfile(ctx context.Context, id string) (*domai
 	return resolved, nil
 }
 
+func (r *resolvingRepository) getRawProfile(ctx context.Context, id string) (*domain.ExecutionProfile, error) {
+	profile, err := r.source.GetProfile(ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return profile, nil
+}
+
 func joinProfileChain(chain []string, next string) string {
 	return strings.Join(append(append([]string(nil), chain...), next), " -> ")
 }
diff --git a/internal/profile/resolving_repository_test.go b/internal/profile/resolving_repository_test.go
index a29f1a3..1ca6079 100644
--- a/internal/profile/resolving_repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/profile/resolving_repository_test.go
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@ func TestResolvingRepositoryIsFreshAndCancellationAware(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("base calls after cancellation = %d, want 2", got)
 	}
 
+	terminalLookup, cancelTerminalLookup := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	repo.afterGet = func(id string) {
+		if id == "base" {
+			cancelTerminalLookup()
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := resolver.GetProfile(terminalLookup, "leaf"); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("terminal lookup cancellation error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := repo.callCount("base"); got != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("base calls after terminal cancellation = %d, want 3", got)
+	}
+
 	repo.afterGet = nil
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	errors := make(chan error, 8)