diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
index ebc4495365..26cf71ec7e 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ class StartSliceJob(Job):
 
     def _handlePerObjectSettings(self, node, message):
         stack = node.callDecoration("getStack")
-        if stack:
+        # Check if the node has a stack attached to it and the stack has any settings in the top container.
+        if stack and stack.getTop().getAllKeys():
+            # Because we want to use inheritance correctly, we send all settings as seen from the per object stack.
             for key in stack.getAllKeys():
                 setting = message.addRepeatedMessage("settings")
                 setting.name = key