diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsPage.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsPage.qml
index a0ce3c4b49..481a256501 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsPage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsPage.qml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Item
     property var resetEnabled: false
     property var currentItem: null
 
+    property var materialManager: CuraApplication.getMaterialManager()
+
     property var hasCurrentItem: base.currentItem != null
     property var isCurrentItemActivated:
     {
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ Item
             onClicked:
             {
                 forceActiveFocus();
-                base.newRootMaterialIdToSwitchTo = CuraApplication.getMaterialManager().createMaterial();
+                base.newRootMaterialIdToSwitchTo = base.materialManager.createMaterial();
                 base.toActivateNewMaterial = true;
             }
         }
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ Item
             onClicked:
             {
                 forceActiveFocus();
-                base.newRootMaterialIdToSwitchTo = CuraApplication.getMaterialManager().duplicateMaterial(base.currentItem.container_node);
+                base.newRootMaterialIdToSwitchTo = base.materialManager.duplicateMaterial(base.currentItem.container_node);
                 base.toActivateNewMaterial = true;
             }
         }
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ Item
             id: removeMenuButton
             text: catalog.i18nc("@action:button", "Remove")
             iconName: "list-remove"
-            enabled: base.hasCurrentItem && !base.currentItem.is_read_only && !base.isCurrentItemActivated && CuraApplication.getMaterialManager().canMaterialBeRemoved(base.currentItem.container_node)
+            enabled: base.hasCurrentItem && !base.currentItem.is_read_only && !base.isCurrentItemActivated && base.materialManager.canMaterialBeRemoved(base.currentItem.container_node)
+
             onClicked:
             {
                 forceActiveFocus();
@@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ Item
         {
             // Set the active material as the fallback. It will be selected when the current material is deleted
             base.newRootMaterialIdToSwitchTo = base.active_root_material_id
-            CuraApplication.getMaterialManager().removeMaterial(base.currentItem.container_node);
+            base.materialManager.removeMaterial(base.currentItem.container_node);
         }
     }