2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/debug/debug.py b/lib/debug/debug.py
index d96dd36d..83e001eb 100644
--- a/lib/debug/debug.py
+++ b/lib/debug/debug.py
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ from lxml import etree   # to create svg file
 from ..svg import line_strings_to_path
 from ..svg.tags import INKSCAPE_GROUPMODE, INKSCAPE_LABEL
 
+from .utils import safe_get
+from ..utils.paths import get_ini
+
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger("inkstitch.debug")   # create module logger with name 'inkstitch.debug'
 
 # to log messages if previous debug logger is not enabled
 logger_inkstich = logging.getLogger("inkstitch")   # create module logger with name 'inkstitch'
 
+sew_stack_enabled = safe_get(get_ini(), "DEBUG", "enable_sew_stack", default=False)
+
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # decorator to check if debugging is enabled
diff --git a/lib/elements/utils.py b/lib/elements/utils.py
index cf770af4..6aec1cc2 100644
--- a/lib/elements/utils.py
+++ b/lib/elements/utils.py
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ from inkex import BaseElement
 from lxml.etree import Comment
 
 from ..commands import is_command, layer_commands
-from ..debug.utils import safe_get
+from ..debug.debug import sew_stack_enabled
 from ..marker import has_marker
 from ..svg.tags import (CONNECTOR_TYPE, EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS, INKSCAPE_GROUPMODE,
                         NOT_EMBROIDERABLE_TAGS, SVG_CLIPPATH_TAG, SVG_DEFS_TAG,
                         SVG_GROUP_TAG, SVG_IMAGE_TAG, SVG_MASK_TAG,
                         SVG_TEXT_TAG)
-from ..utils.paths import get_ini
 from .clone import Clone, is_clone
 from .element import EmbroideryElement
 from .empty_d_object import EmptyDObject
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ def node_to_elements(node, clone_to_element=False) -> List[EmbroideryElement]:
             if element.get_boolean_param("stroke_first", False):
                 elements.reverse()
 
-        if safe_get(get_ini(), "DEBUG", "sew_stack_enable", default=False):
+        if sew_stack_enabled:
             elements.append(sew_stack)
 
         return elements