diff --git a/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py b/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
index 651f2906ff..74d7cc93ee 100644
--- a/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
+++ b/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@ class XmlMaterialProfile(InstanceContainer):
                     first.append(element)
 
     def clearData(self):
-        self._metadata = {"id": self.getId()}
-        self.setName("")
+        self._metadata = {
+            "id": self.getId(),
+            "name": ""
+        }
         self._definition = None
         self._instances = {}
         self._read_only = False