diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
index dc1cc726c4..43e2e072b0 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class CuraContainerRegistry(ContainerRegistry):
         user_container.addMetaDataEntry("machine", extruder_stack.getId())
         from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
         user_container.addMetaDataEntry("setting_version", CuraApplication.SettingVersion)
-        user_container.setDefinition(machine.definition)
+        user_container.setDefinition(machine.definition.getId())
 
         if machine.userChanges:
             # for the newly created extruder stack, we need to move all "per-extruder" settings to the user changes