diff --git a/src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.cpp b/src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.cpp
index b60cd55734..e6347e3fb0 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.cpp
@@ -479,8 +479,26 @@ std::vector<unsigned int> ToolOrdering::generate_first_layer_tool_order(const Pr
     std::map<int, double> min_areas_per_extruder;
 
     for (auto object : print.objects()) {
-        auto first_layer = object->get_layer(0);
-        for (auto layerm : first_layer->regions()) {
+        const Layer* target_layer = nullptr;
+        for(auto layer : object->layers()){
+            for(auto layerm : layer->regions()){
+                for(auto& expoly : layerm->raw_slices){
+                    if (!offset_ex(expoly, -0.2 * scale_(print.config().initial_layer_line_width)).empty()) {
+                        target_layer = layer;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if(target_layer)
+                    break;
+            }
+            if(target_layer)
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if(!target_layer)
+            return tool_order;
+
+        for (auto layerm : target_layer->regions()) {
             int extruder_id = layerm->region().config().option("wall_filament")->getInt();
 
             for (auto expoly : layerm->raw_slices) {
@@ -525,8 +543,26 @@ std::vector<unsigned int> ToolOrdering::generate_first_layer_tool_order(const Pr
     std::vector<unsigned int> tool_order;
     int initial_extruder_id = -1;
     std::map<int, double> min_areas_per_extruder;
-    auto first_layer = object.get_layer(0);
-    for (auto layerm : first_layer->regions()) {
+    const Layer* target_layer = nullptr;
+    for(auto layer : object.layers()){
+        for(auto layerm : layer->regions()){
+            for(auto& expoly : layerm->raw_slices){
+                if (!offset_ex(expoly, -0.2 * scale_(object.config().line_width)).empty()) {
+                    target_layer = layer;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if(target_layer)
+                break;
+        }
+        if(target_layer)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if(!target_layer)
+        return tool_order;
+
+    for (auto layerm : target_layer->regions()) {
         int extruder_id = layerm->region().config().option("wall_filament")->getInt();
         for (auto expoly : layerm->raw_slices) {
             const double nozzle_diameter = object.print()->config().nozzle_diameter.get_at(0);