1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
index 5f20aece7..f30ecb1d1 100644
--- a/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tool/path-manipulator.cpp
@@ -1227,7 +1227,9 @@ double PathManipulator::BSplineHandlePosition(Handle *h, Handle *h2){
         SPCurve *lineInsideNodes = new SPCurve();
         lineInsideNodes->moveto(n->position());
         lineInsideNodes->lineto(nextNode->position());
-        pos = Geom::nearest_point(Geom::Point(h->position()[X] - handleCubicGap,h->position()[Y] - handleCubicGap),*lineInsideNodes->first_segment());
+        if(!are_near(h->position(), n->position())){
+            pos = Geom::nearest_point(Geom::Point(h->position()[X] ,h->position()[Y] - handleCubicGap),*lineInsideNodes->first_segment());
+        }
     }
     if (pos == 0.0000 && !h2){
         return BSplineHandlePosition(h, h->other());