diff --git a/tools/dev/bash_profile b/tools/dev/bash_profile
index c7f57a7..ea4438a 100644
--- a/tools/dev/bash_profile
+++ b/tools/dev/bash_profile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
             echo "No such cell: $1" >&2 && return 1
         unset ONOS_CELL ONOS_NIC ONOS_FEATURES
         unset OC1 OC2 OC3 OC4 OC5 OC6 OC7 OC8 OC9 OCN OCI
+        export ONOS_CELL=$1
         . $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/cells/$1
         cell
     else