diff --git a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
index 4dba8278f3..6278c02aeb 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
         if extruder_count and len(self._extruders) + 1 > extruder_count:
             Logger.log("w", "Adding extruder {meta} to {id} but its extruder count is {count}".format(id = self.id, count = extruder_count, meta = str(extruder.getMetaData())))
 
-        self._extruders[extruder.getMetaDataEntry("position", "0")] = extruder
+        position = extruder.getMetaDataEntry("position")
+        if position is None:
+            Logger.log("w", "No position defined for extruder {extruder}, cannot add it to stack {stack}", extruder = extruder.id, stack = self.id)
+            return
+
+        self._extruders[position] = extruder
 
     ##  Overridden from ContainerStack
     #