diff --git a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/exec_profile.rs b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/exec_profile.rs
index f3003dc7..098bc6a3 100644
--- a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/exec_profile.rs
+++ b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/exec_profile.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use scylla::execution_profile::{
     ExecutionProfile, ExecutionProfileBuilder, ExecutionProfileHandle,
 };
-use scylla::load_balancing::LatencyAwarenessBuilder;
+use scylla::load_balancing::{LatencyAwarenessBuilder, LoadBalancingPolicy};
 use scylla::retry_policy::RetryPolicy;
 use scylla::speculative_execution::SimpleSpeculativeExecutionPolicy;
 use scylla::statement::Consistency;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::types::{
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CassExecProfile {
     inner: ExecutionProfileBuilder,
-    load_balancing_kind: LoadBalancingKind,
+    load_balancing_kind: Option<LoadBalancingKind>,
     load_balancing_config: LoadBalancingConfig,
 }
 
@@ -39,19 +39,22 @@ impl CassExecProfile {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: ExecutionProfile::builder(),
-            load_balancing_kind: LoadBalancingKind::RoundRobin,
+            load_balancing_kind: None,
             load_balancing_config: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn build(self) -> ExecutionProfile {
-        self.inner
-            .load_balancing_policy(
-                self.load_balancing_config
-                    .build(self.load_balancing_kind)
-                    .await,
-            )
-            .build()
+    pub(crate) async fn build(
+        self,
+        cluster_default_lbp: Arc<dyn LoadBalancingPolicy>,
+    ) -> ExecutionProfile {
+        let load_balacing = if let Some(load_balancing_kind) = self.load_balancing_kind {
+            self.load_balancing_config.build(load_balancing_kind).await
+        } else {
+            cluster_default_lbp
+        };
+
+        self.inner.load_balancing_policy(load_balacing).build()
     }
 }
 
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn cass_execution_profile_set_load_balance_dc_aware_n(
     let profile_builder = ptr_to_ref_mut(profile);
 
     set_load_balance_dc_aware_n(
-        |load_balancing_kind| profile_builder.load_balancing_kind = load_balancing_kind,
+        |load_balancing_kind| profile_builder.load_balancing_kind = Some(load_balancing_kind),
         local_dc,
         local_dc_length,
         used_hosts_per_remote_dc,
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn cass_execution_profile_set_load_balance_round_robin(
     profile: *mut CassExecProfile,
 ) -> CassError {
     let profile_builder = ptr_to_ref_mut(profile);
-    profile_builder.load_balancing_kind = LoadBalancingKind::RoundRobin;
+    profile_builder.load_balancing_kind = Some(LoadBalancingKind::RoundRobin);
 
     CassError::CASS_OK
 }
@@ -479,7 +482,7 @@ mod tests {
                 /* Test valid configurations */
                 let profile = ptr_to_ref(profile_raw);
                 {
-                    assert_matches!(profile.load_balancing_kind, LoadBalancingKind::RoundRobin);
+                    assert_matches!(profile.load_balancing_kind, None);
                     assert!(profile.load_balancing_config.token_awareness_enabled);
                     assert!(!profile.load_balancing_config.latency_awareness_enabled);
                 }
@@ -508,7 +511,7 @@ mod tests {
 
                     let load_balancing_kind = &profile.load_balancing_kind;
                     match load_balancing_kind {
-                        LoadBalancingKind::DcAware { local_dc } => {
+                        Some(LoadBalancingKind::DcAware { local_dc }) => {
                             assert_eq!(local_dc, "eu")
                         }
                         _ => panic!("Expected preferred dc"),
diff --git a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/session.rs b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/session.rs
index 5d4f214f..14c6b483 100644
--- a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/session.rs
+++ b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/session.rs
@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ impl CassSessionInner {
                 "Already connecting, closing, or connected".msg(),
             ));
         }
+
+        let (mut session_builder, default_lbp) = session_builder_and_default_lbp_fut.await;
+
         let mut exec_profile_map = HashMap::with_capacity(exec_profile_builder_map.len());
         for (name, builder) in exec_profile_builder_map {
-            exec_profile_map.insert(name, builder.build().await.into_handle());
+            exec_profile_map.insert(name, builder.build(default_lbp.clone()).await.into_handle());
         }
 
-        // TODO: pass default_lbp to exec profiles above.
-        let (mut session_builder, _default_lbp) = session_builder_and_default_lbp_fut.await;
         if let Some(keyspace) = keyspace {
             session_builder = session_builder.use_keyspace(keyspace, false);
         }