diff --git a/cura/Machines/MaterialNode.py b/cura/Machines/MaterialNode.py
index fe20af2cd5..4418467ba8 100644
--- a/cura/Machines/MaterialNode.py
+++ b/cura/Machines/MaterialNode.py
@@ -60,28 +60,41 @@ class MaterialNode(ContainerNode):
         container_registry = ContainerRegistry.getInstance()
         # Find all quality profiles that fit on this material.
         if not self.variant.machine.has_machine_quality:  # Need to find the global qualities.
-            qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality", definition = "fdmprinter")
+            qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                          definition = "fdmprinter")
         elif not self.variant.machine.has_materials:
-            qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type="quality", definition=self.variant.machine.quality_definition)
+            qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                          definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition)
         else:
             if self.variant.machine.has_variants:
                 # Need to find the qualities that specify a material profile with the same material type.
-                qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality", definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition, variant = self.variant.variant_name, material = self.container_id)  # First try by exact material ID.
+                qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                              definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition,
+                                                                              variant = self.variant.variant_name,
+                                                                              material = self.base_file)  # First try by exact material ID.
+                # CURA-7070
+                # The quality profiles only reference a material with the material_root_id. They will never state something
+                # such as "generic_pla_ultimaker_s5_AA_0.4". So we search with the "base_file" which is the material_root_id.
             else:
-                qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type="quality", definition=self.variant.machine.quality_definition, material=self.container_id)
+                qualities = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                              definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition,
+                                                                              material = self.base_file)
             if not qualities:
                 my_material_type = self.material_type
                 if self.variant.machine.has_variants:
-                    qualities_any_material = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality", definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition, variant = self.variant.variant_name)
+                    qualities_any_material = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                                               definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition,
+                                                                                               variant = self.variant.variant_name)
                 else:
-                    qualities_any_material = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type="quality", definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition)
+                    qualities_any_material = container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "quality",
+                                                                                               definition = self.variant.machine.quality_definition)
                 for material_metadata in container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "material", material = my_material_type):
-                    qualities.extend((quality for quality in qualities_any_material if quality.get("material") == material_metadata["id"]))
+                    qualities.extend((quality for quality in qualities_any_material if quality.get("material") == material_metadata["base_file"]))
 
                 if not qualities:  # No quality profiles found. Go by GUID then.
                     my_guid = self.guid
                     for material_metadata in container_registry.findInstanceContainersMetadata(type = "material", guid = my_guid):
-                        qualities.extend((quality for quality in qualities_any_material if quality["material"] == material_metadata["id"]))
+                        qualities.extend((quality for quality in qualities_any_material if quality["material"] == material_metadata["base_file"]))
 
                 if not qualities:
                     # There are still some machines that should use global profiles in the extruder, so do that now.