diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index cc38149c03..74811e724f 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
                 bounding_box = node.getBoundingBox()
                 if bounding_box is None or bounding_box.width < self._volume.getBoundingBox().width or bounding_box.depth < self._volume.getBoundingBox().depth:
                     # Arrange only the unlocked nodes and keep the locked ones in place
-                    if UM.Util.parseBool(node.getSetting(SceneNodeSettings.LockPosition)):
+                    if node.getSetting(SceneNodeSettings.LockPosition):
                         locked_nodes.append(node)
                     else:
                         nodes_to_arrange.append(node)
diff --git a/cura/PlatformPhysics.py b/cura/PlatformPhysics.py
index e054528c42..402b9fe250 100755
--- a/cura/PlatformPhysics.py
+++ b/cura/PlatformPhysics.py
@@ -50,8 +50,13 @@ class PlatformPhysics:
         if not self._enabled:
             return
 
+        app_instance = Application.getInstance()
+        app_preferences = app_instance.getPreferences()
+        app_automatic_drop_down = app_preferences.getValue("physics/automatic_drop_down")
+        app_automatic_push_free = app_preferences.getValue("physics/automatic_push_free")
+
         root = self._controller.getScene().getRoot()
-        build_volume = Application.getInstance().getBuildVolume()
+        build_volume = app_instance.getBuildVolume()
         build_volume.updateNodeBoundaryCheck()
 
         # Keep a list of nodes that are moving. We use this so that we don't move two intersecting objects in the
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ class PlatformPhysics:
             # Move it downwards if bottom is above platform
             move_vector = Vector()
 
-            if Application.getInstance().getPreferences().getValue("physics/automatic_drop_down") and not (node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup") or node.getParent() != root) and node.isEnabled(): #If an object is grouped, don't move it down
+            if node.getSetting(SceneNodeSettings.AutoDropDown, app_automatic_drop_down) and not (node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup") or node.getParent() != root) and node.isEnabled(): #If an object is grouped, don't move it down
                 z_offset = node.callDecoration("getZOffset") if node.getDecorator(ZOffsetDecorator.ZOffsetDecorator) else 0
                 move_vector = move_vector.set(y = -bbox.bottom + z_offset)
 
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ class PlatformPhysics:
                 node.addDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator())
 
             # only push away objects if this node is a printing mesh
-            if not node.callDecoration("isNonPrintingMesh") and Application.getInstance().getPreferences().getValue("physics/automatic_push_free"):
+            if not node.callDecoration("isNonPrintingMesh") and app_automatic_push_free:
                 # Do not move locked nodes
                 if node.getSetting(SceneNodeSettings.LockPosition):
                     continue