diff --git a/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp b/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
index 5eeddceca..527034f39 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/GCode.cpp
@@ -3199,8 +3199,9 @@ void GCode::split_at_seam_pos(ExtrusionLoop& loop, std::unique_ptr<EdgeGrid::Gri
     // find the point of the loop that is closest to the current extruder position
     // or randomize if requested
     Point last_pos = this->last_pos();
-    if (m_config.spiral_vase) {
-        loop.split_at(last_pos, false);
+    //for first spiral, choose the seam, as the position will be very relevant.
+    if (m_config.spiral_vase && !m_spiral_vase->is_transition_layer()) {
+            loop.split_at(last_pos, false);
     } else {
         const EdgeGrid::Grid* edge_grid_ptr = (lower_layer_edge_grid && *lower_layer_edge_grid)
             ? lower_layer_edge_grid->get()
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.cpp b/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.cpp
index acb6ad034..b012acd73 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ std::string SpiralVase::process_layer(const std::string &gcode)
     // Tapering the absolute extruder distances requires to process every extrusion value after the first transition
     // layer.
     bool  transition = m_transition_layer && m_config->use_relative_e_distances.value;
+    if (transition)
+        new_gcode += "; Began spiral\n";
+    bool  keep_first_travel = m_transition_layer;
     float layer_height_factor = layer_height / total_layer_length;
     float len = 0.f;
-    m_reader.parse_buffer(gcode, [&new_gcode, &z, total_layer_length, layer_height_factor, transition, &len]
+    m_reader.parse_buffer(gcode, [&keep_first_travel , &new_gcode, &z, total_layer_length, layer_height_factor, transition, &len]
         (GCodeReader &reader, GCodeReader::GCodeLine line) {
         if (line.cmd_is("G1")) {
             if (line.has_z()) {
@@ -71,12 +74,16 @@ std::string SpiralVase::process_layer(const std::string &gcode)
                 if (dist_XY > 0) {
                     // horizontal move
                     if (line.extruding(reader)) {
+                        keep_first_travel = false;
                         len += dist_XY;
                         line.set(reader, Z, z + len * layer_height_factor);
                         if (transition && line.has(E))
                             // Transition layer, modulate the amount of extrusion from zero to the final value.
                             line.set(reader, E, line.value(E) * len / total_layer_length);
                         new_gcode += line.raw() + '\n';
+                    } else if (keep_first_travel) {
+                        //we can travel until the first spiral extrusion
+                        new_gcode += line.raw() + '\n';
                     }
                     return;
                 
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.hpp b/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.hpp
index 5353901fe..877ddb271 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/GCode/SpiralVase.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ public:
     	m_enabled 		   = en;
     }
 
-    std::string process_layer(const std::string &gcode);
+    std::string process_layer(const std::string& gcode);
+
+    bool is_transition_layer() { return m_transition_layer; }
     
 private:
     const PrintConfig  *m_config;