diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
index 4b576a4207..828897b4dd 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class CuraContainerRegistry(ContainerRegistry):
                         profile.addMetaDataEntry("type", "quality_changes")
                         profile.addMetaDataEntry("definition", global_profile.getMetaDataEntry("definition"))
                         profile.addMetaDataEntry("quality_type", global_profile.getMetaDataEntry("quality_type"))
-                        profile.addMetaDataEntry("extruder", extruder.getId())
+                        profile.addMetaDataEntry("position", "0")
                         profile.setDirty(True)
                         if idx == 0:
                             # move all per-extruder settings to the first extruder's quality_changes
@@ -273,10 +273,11 @@ class CuraContainerRegistry(ContainerRegistry):
                     elif profile_index < len(machine_extruders) + 1:
                         # This is assumed to be an extruder profile
                         extruder_id = machine_extruders[profile_index - 1].definition.getId()
-                        if not profile.getMetaDataEntry("extruder"):
-                            profile.addMetaDataEntry("extruder", extruder_id)
+                        extuder_position = str(profile_index - 1)
+                        if not profile.getMetaDataEntry("position"):
+                            profile.addMetaDataEntry("position", extuder_position)
                         else:
-                            profile.setMetaDataEntry("extruder", extruder_id)
+                            profile.setMetaDataEntry("position", extuder_position)
                         profile_id = (extruder_id + "_" + name_seed).lower().replace(" ", "_")
 
                     else: #More extruders in the imported file than in the machine.