diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
index 81579f74d0..77e8683e06 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ class ExtruderManager(QObject):
     def activeExtruderIndex(self):
         return self._active_extruder_index
 
+    ##  Gets the extruder name of an extruder of the currently active machine.
+    #
+    #   \param index The index of the extruder whose name to get.
+    @pyqtSlot(int, result = str)
+    def getExtruderName(self, index):
+        try:
+            return list(self.getActiveExtruderStacks())[index].getName()
+        except IndexError:
+            return ""
+
     def getActiveExtruderStack(self):
         global_container_stack = UM.Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack()
         if global_container_stack:
diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
index 93cbaafffb..7c220ab7a2 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Column
 
                     Label //Extruder name.
                     {
-                        text: (extrudersModel.getItem(index) != null && extrudersModel.getItem(index).name != null) ? extrudersModel.getItem(index).name : catalog.i18nc("@label", "Hotend")
+                        text: ExtruderManager.getExtruderName(index) != "" ? ExtruderManager.getExtruderName(index) : catalog.i18nc("@label", "Hotend")
                         color: UM.Theme.getColor("text")
                         font: UM.Theme.getFont("default")
                         anchors.left: parent.left