diff --git a/src/LayerPlan.cpp b/src/LayerPlan.cpp
index 8f6c12317c..705c557c2b 100644
--- a/src/LayerPlan.cpp
+++ b/src/LayerPlan.cpp
@@ -2294,6 +2294,7 @@ void LayerPlan::writeGCode(GCodeExport& gcode)
             extruder_nr = extruder_plan.extruder_nr_;
 
             gcode.ResetLastEValueAfterWipe(prev_extruder);
+            gcode.writePrepareFansForNozzleSwitch();
 
             const RetractionAndWipeConfig& prev_retraction_config = storage_.retraction_wipe_config_per_extruder[prev_extruder];
             if (prev_retraction_config.retraction_hop_after_extruder_switch)
@@ -2306,8 +2307,6 @@ void LayerPlan::writeGCode(GCodeExport& gcode)
                 gcode.switchExtruder(extruder_nr, prev_retraction_config.extruder_switch_retraction_config);
             }
 
-            gcode.writePrepareFansForNozzleSwitch();
-
             { // require printing temperature to be met
                 constexpr bool wait = true;
                 gcode.writeTemperatureCommand(extruder_nr, extruder_plan.required_start_temperature_, wait);