diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
index 7a43b43fd0..26a8269183 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class ProcessSlicedLayersJob(Job):
 
     def run(self):
         start_time = time()
-        if Application.getInstance().getController().getActiveView().getPluginId() == "SimulationView":
+        view = Application.getInstance().getController().getActiveView()
+        if view.getPluginId() == "SimulationView":
+            view.resetLayerData()
             self._progress_message.show()
             Job.yieldThread()
             if self._abort_requested:
@@ -208,10 +210,6 @@ class ProcessSlicedLayersJob(Job):
                 self._progress_message.hide()
             return
 
-        view = Application.getInstance().getController().getActiveView()
-        if view.getPluginId() == "SimulationView":
-            view.resetLayerData()
-
         # Add LayerDataDecorator to scene node to indicate that the node has layer data
         decorator = LayerDataDecorator.LayerDataDecorator()
         decorator.setLayerData(layer_mesh)