diff --git a/examples/offline_inference_with_profiler.py b/examples/offline_inference_with_profiler.py
index 1f00d26808771..abcfa8e8f2f2a 100644
--- a/examples/offline_inference_with_profiler.py
+++ b/examples/offline_inference_with_profiler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 
 from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
 
@@ -15,19 +16,25 @@
 # Create a sampling params object.
 sampling_params = SamplingParams(temperature=0.8, top_p=0.95)
 
-# Create an LLM.
-llm = LLM(model="facebook/opt-125m", tensor_parallel_size=1)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
 
-llm.start_profile()
+    # Create an LLM.
+    llm = LLM(model="facebook/opt-125m", tensor_parallel_size=1)
 
-# Generate texts from the prompts. The output is a list of RequestOutput objects
-# that contain the prompt, generated text, and other information.
-outputs = llm.generate(prompts, sampling_params)
+    llm.start_profile()
 
-llm.stop_profile()
+    # Generate texts from the prompts. The output is a list of RequestOutput
+    # objects that contain the prompt, generated text, and other information.
+    outputs = llm.generate(prompts, sampling_params)
 
-# Print the outputs.
-for output in outputs:
-    prompt = output.prompt
-    generated_text = output.outputs[0].text
-    print(f"Prompt: {prompt!r}, Generated text: {generated_text!r}")
+    llm.stop_profile()
+
+    # Print the outputs.
+    for output in outputs:
+        prompt = output.prompt
+        generated_text = output.outputs[0].text
+        print(f"Prompt: {prompt!r}, Generated text: {generated_text!r}")
+
+    # Add a buffer to wait for profiler in the background process
+    # (in case MP is on) to finish writing profiling output.
+    time.sleep(10)
diff --git a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
index 8eb9a27438d53..a66ae111be8c5 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def shutdown(self):
     def __del__(self):
         self.shutdown()
 
-    async def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
+    def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
         self.engine_core.profile(is_start)
 
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def add_request(self, request: EngineCoreRequest) -> None:
     def abort_requests(self, request_ids: List[str]) -> None:
         self._send_input(EngineCoreRequestType.ABORT, request_ids)
 
-    async def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
+    def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
         self._send_input(EngineCoreRequestType.PROFILE,
                          EngineCoreProfile(is_start))