diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
index bae4e9d427..93f7aa3002 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
@@ -195,9 +195,8 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(Backend):
         self.slicingCancelled.emit()
         self.processingProgress.emit(0)
         Logger.log("d", "Attempting to kill the engine process")
-
+        self._createSocket()  # Ensure that we have a fresh socket. 
         if Application.getInstance().getCommandLineOption("external-backend", False):
-            self._createSocket()
             return
 
         if self._process is not None:
@@ -206,6 +205,7 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(Backend):
                 self._process.terminate()
                 Logger.log("d", "Engine process is killed. Received return code %s", self._process.wait())
                 self._process = None
+
             except Exception as e:  # terminating a process that is already terminating causes an exception, silently ignore this.
                 Logger.log("d", "Exception occurred while trying to kill the engine %s", str(e))