diff --git a/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops.go b/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops.go
index a08934edf4..d70d34f87a 100644
--- a/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops.go
+++ b/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops.go
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ func getLabelUsage(config *spec.GitOps) (map[string][]LabelUsage, error) {
 		if osSettings, ok := getCustomSettings(osSettingName); ok {
 			for _, setting := range osSettings {
 				var labels []string
-				err := fmt.Errorf("MDM profile '%s' has multiple label keys; please choose one of `labels_include_any`, `labels_include_all` or `labels_exclude_any`.", setting.Path)
+				err := fmt.Errorf("configuration profile '%s' has multiple label keys; please choose one of `labels_include_any`, `labels_include_all` or `labels_exclude_any`.", filepath.Base(setting.Path))
 
 				if len(setting.LabelsIncludeAny) > 0 {
 					labels = setting.LabelsIncludeAny
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ func getLabelUsage(config *spec.GitOps) (map[string][]LabelUsage, error) {
 					labels = setting.LabelsExcludeAny
 				}
 
-				updateLabelUsage(labels, setting.Path, "MDM Profile", result)
+				updateLabelUsage(labels, filepath.Base(setting.Path), "configuration profile", result)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops_label_usage_test.go b/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops_label_usage_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27c9a7954d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/fleetctl/fleetctl/gitops_label_usage_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package fleetctl
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/pkg/spec"
+	"github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/server/fleet"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGetLabelUsageProfilePathShortened(t *testing.T) {
+	// Simulate what happens when spec parsing resolves a relative path to absolute.
+	absPath := "/home/runner/work/Detroit-GitOps-Workshop/Detroit-GitOps-Workshop/lib/macos/configuration-profiles/disable-bluetooth-file-sharing.mobileconfig"
+
+	config := &spec.GitOps{
+		Controls: spec.GitOpsControls{
+			MacOSSettings: &fleet.MacOSSettings{
+				CustomSettings: []fleet.MDMProfileSpec{
+					{
+						Path:             absPath,
+						LabelsIncludeAll: []string{"nonexistent-label"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	usage, err := getLabelUsage(config)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// The label "nonexistent-label" should be in the usage map.
+	entries, ok := usage["nonexistent-label"]
+	require.True(t, ok, "expected label to be in usage map")
+	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+
+	// The Name should be the base filename, not the full absolute path.
+	assert.Equal(t, "disable-bluetooth-file-sharing.mobileconfig", entries[0].Name,
+		"profile path should be shortened to just the filename")
+
+	// The Type should be "configuration profile", not "MDM Profile".
+	assert.Equal(t, "configuration profile", entries[0].Type,
+		"type should say 'configuration profile' not 'MDM Profile'")
+}
+
+func TestGetLabelUsageMultipleLabelKeysError(t *testing.T) {
+	absPath := "/absolute/path/to/profile.mobileconfig"
+
+	config := &spec.GitOps{
+		Controls: spec.GitOpsControls{
+			MacOSSettings: &fleet.MacOSSettings{
+				CustomSettings: []fleet.MDMProfileSpec{
+					{
+						Path:             absPath,
+						LabelsIncludeAll: []string{"label-a"},
+						LabelsIncludeAny: []string{"label-b"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := getLabelUsage(config)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	// Error should use "configuration profile" and the short filename.
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "configuration profile")
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "profile.mobileconfig")
+	assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "/absolute/path/to/")
+}