diff --git a/Detectors/Base/src/MaterialManager.cxx b/Detectors/Base/src/MaterialManager.cxx
index 741b69d019871..d3debca887d10 100644
--- a/Detectors/Base/src/MaterialManager.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Base/src/MaterialManager.cxx
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ float MaterialManager::getDensity(std::string const& modname)
     initDensityMap();
   }
   if (mDensityMap.find(modname) != mDensityMap.end()) {
-    return mDensityMap[modname];
+    return o2::conf::SimMaterialParams::Instance().globalDensityFactor * mDensityMap[modname];
   }
-  return o2::conf::SimMaterialParams::Instance().globalDensityFactor;
+  LOG(warning) << "MaterialManager::getDensity: Material '" << modname << "' not found in density map. Returning 0.";
+  return 0.0;
 }
 
 void MaterialManager::Material(const char* modname, Int_t imat, const char* name, Float_t a, Float_t z, Float_t dens,