diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
index a7a0dfbdbfa..ef073e68652 100755
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/CuraEngineBackend.py
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ def slice(self) -> None:
 
         self._createSnapshot()
 
+        self.startPlugins()
+
         Logger.log("i", "Starting to slice...")
         self._time_start_process = time()
         if not self._build_plates_to_be_sliced: