diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
index 0f649e5860..359cd74f09 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@ class ExtruderManager(QObject):
 
         result = []
         for extruder in ExtruderManager.getInstance().getMachineExtruders(global_stack.getId()):
+            # only include values from extruders that are "active" for the current machine instance
+            if int(extruder.getMetaDataEntry("position")) >= global_stack.getProperty("machine_extruder_count", "value"):
+                continue
+
             value = extruder.getRawProperty(key, "value")
 
             if value is None: