diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
index b1fc895b..ed537e3b 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ has 'z'                  => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
 has 'flow_ratio'         => (is => 'rw', default => sub {1});
 
 has 'extrusion_distance' => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
+has 'enable_retraction'  => (is => 'rw', default => sub {1} );
 has 'retracted'          => (is => 'rw', default => sub {1} );  # this spits out some plastic at start
 has 'lifted'             => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
 has 'last_pos'           => (is => 'rw', default => sub { [0,0] } );
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ sub retract {
     my $self = shift;
     my %params = @_;
     
-    return "" unless $Slic3r::retract_length > 0 
+    return "" unless $self->enable_retraction 
+        && $Slic3r::retract_length > 0 
         && !$self->retracted;
     
     # prepare moves
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index f67f9724..029b4f51 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -423,8 +423,11 @@ sub export_gcode {
         
         # extrude fills
         for my $fill (@{ $layer->fills }) {
-            printf $fh $extruder->extrude($_, 'fill') 
-                for $fill->shortest_path($extruder->last_pos);
+            for ($fill->shortest_path($extruder->last_pos)) {
+                printf $fh $extruder->extrude($_, 'fill');
+                $extruder->enable_retraction(0);
+            }
+            $extruder->enable_retraction(1);
         }
     }