diff --git a/src/kiri/conf.js b/src/kiri/conf.js
index f47753fd..0c7f2acf 100644
--- a/src/kiri/conf.js
+++ b/src/kiri/conf.js
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
                     outputCoastDist: 0,
                     outputPurgeTower: true,
                     outputBeltFirst: false,
+                    outputAvoidGaps: true,
                     outputLayerRetract: false,
                     outputOriginCenter: true,
                     outputLoops: 0,
diff --git a/src/kiri/init.js b/src/kiri/init.js
index 2846b6e0..aefc4961 100644
--- a/src/kiri/init.js
+++ b/src/kiri/init.js
@@ -1851,6 +1851,7 @@
             sliceLayerStart:     UC.newSelect(LANG.sl_strt_s, {title:LANG.sl_strt_l, modes:FDM}, "start"),
             fdmSep:              UC.newBlank({class:"pop-sep", modes:FDM}),
             outputLayerRetract:  UC.newBoolean(LANG.ad_lret_s, onBooleanClick, {title:LANG.ad_lret_l, modes:FDM}),
+            outputAvoidGaps:     UC.newBoolean(LANG.ad_agap_s, onBooleanClick, {title:LANG.ad_agap_l, modes:FDM}),
             outputBeltFirst:     UC.newBoolean(LANG.ad_lbir_s, onBooleanClick, {title:LANG.ad_lbir_l, show: isBelt, modes:FDM}),
             camConventional:     UC.newBoolean(LANG.ou_conv_s, onBooleanClick, {title:LANG.ou_conv_l, modes:CAM}),
             camEaseDown:         UC.newBoolean(LANG.cr_ease_s, onBooleanClick, {title:LANG.cr_ease_l, modes:CAM}),
diff --git a/src/kiri/print.js b/src/kiri/print.js
index 025a9ff1..d2b8448d 100644
--- a/src/kiri/print.js
+++ b/src/kiri/print.js
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
                 });
             });
             // if intersecting, look for a route around
-            if (int && opt.danger) {
+            if (int && opt.routeAround) {
                 return !routeAround(p1, p2);
             }
             return int;
diff --git a/src/mode/fdm/prepare.js b/src/mode/fdm/prepare.js
index 5e15a680..1f54ffda 100644
--- a/src/mode/fdm/prepare.js
+++ b/src/mode/fdm/prepare.js
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@
                     offset,
                     layerout,
                     {
+                        routeAround: process.outputAvoidGaps,
                         seedPoint: printPoint.sub(offset),
                         danger: isDanger,
                         params, // range parameters
diff --git a/web/kiri/lang/en.js b/web/kiri/lang/en.js
index 0d5f31a9..d041fa97 100644
--- a/web/kiri/lang/en.js
+++ b/web/kiri/lang/en.js
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ kiri.lang['en-us'] = {
     ad_lbir_l:      ["always print shells touching the","belt before any other shells"],
     ad_lret_s:      "layer retract",
     ad_lret_l:      ["force filament retraction","between layers"],
+    ad_agap_s:      "avoid gaps",
+    ad_agap_l:      ["route around gaps rather","than perform a retract","when possible"],
     ad_play_s:      "polish layers",
     ad_play_l:      ["polish up to specified","# of layers at a time"],
     ad_pspd_s:      "polish speed",