diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataLoader.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataLoader.java
index 4dc3e5079..de3d79af0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataLoader.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataLoader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigData;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigData.Option;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigDataLoader;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigDataLoaderContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.Binder;
@@ -125,7 +126,17 @@ public ConfigData doLoad(ConfigDataLoaderContext context, ConfigServerConfigData
 					// the existence of this property source confirms a successful
 					// response from config server
 					composite.add(0, new MapPropertySource("configClient", map));
-					return new ConfigData(composite);
+					try {
+						return new ConfigData(composite, Option.IGNORE_IMPORTS, Option.IGNORE_PROFILES);
+					}
+					catch (NoSuchFieldError e) {
+						// IGNORE_PROFILES was added in boot 2.4.3, for backwards
+						// compatibility
+						// IGNORE_IMPORTS alone causes NPE prior to 2.4.3
+						// this will still throw an error if spring.profiles.include in
+						// remote config
+						return new ConfigData(composite);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			errorBody = String.format("None of labels %s found", Arrays.toString(labels));
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataCustomizationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataCustomizationIntegrationTests.java
index dc571d4fd..1a917ed0f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataCustomizationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigServerConfigDataCustomizationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigData;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigData.Option;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.BindContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.BindHandler;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.Bindable;
@@ -100,7 +101,9 @@ static class Interceptor implements LoaderInterceptor {
 		public ConfigData apply(ConfigServerBootstrapper.LoadContext context) {
 			applied = true;
 			hasBinder = context.getBinder() != null;
-			return context.getInvocation().apply(context.getLoaderContext(), context.getResource());
+			ConfigData configData = context.getInvocation().apply(context.getLoaderContext(), context.getResource());
+			assertThat(configData.getOptions()).contains(Option.IGNORE_IMPORTS, Option.IGNORE_PROFILES);
+			return configData;
 		}
 
 	}