diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
index 113d8ce74..ae1912120 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ sub validate {
         die "Can't make less than one perimeter when spiral vase mode is enabled\n"
             if $self->perimeters < 1;
         
-        die "Spiral vase mode is not compatible with non-zero fill density\n"
+        die "Spiral vase mode can only print hollow objects, so you need to set Fill density to 0\n"
             if $self->fill_density > 0;
         
         die "Spiral vase mode is not compatible with top solid layers\n"
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ sub validate {
         
         die "Spiral vase mode is not compatible with support material\n"
             if $self->support_material || $self->support_material_enforce_layers > 0;
-        
-        # This should be enforce automatically only on spiral layers and
-        # done on the others
-        die "Spiral vase mode is not compatible with retraction on layer change\n"
-            if defined first { $_ } @{ $self->retract_layer_change };
     }
     
     # extrusion widths
diff --git a/xs/src/Config.cpp b/xs/src/Config.cpp
index 279862100..4d03b36a0 100644
--- a/xs/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/Config.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ DynamicConfig::option(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create) {
     return this->options[opt_key];
 }
 
+template<class T>
+T*
+DynamicConfig::opt(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create) {
+    return dynamic_cast<T*>(this->option(opt_key, create));
+}
+template ConfigOptionInt* DynamicConfig::opt<ConfigOptionInt>(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create);
+template ConfigOptionBool* DynamicConfig::opt<ConfigOptionBool>(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create);
+template ConfigOptionBools* DynamicConfig::opt<ConfigOptionBools>(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create);
+
 const ConfigOption*
 DynamicConfig::option(const t_config_option_key opt_key) const {
     return const_cast<DynamicConfig*>(this)->option(opt_key, false);
diff --git a/xs/src/Config.hpp b/xs/src/Config.hpp
index fe521746e..df678131b 100644
--- a/xs/src/Config.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/Config.hpp
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ class DynamicConfig : public ConfigBase
     DynamicConfig& operator= (DynamicConfig other);
     void swap(DynamicConfig &other);
     ~DynamicConfig();
+    template<class T> T* opt(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create = false);
     ConfigOption* option(const t_config_option_key opt_key, bool create = false);
     const ConfigOption* option(const t_config_option_key opt_key) const;
     void keys(t_config_option_keys *keys) const;
diff --git a/xs/src/PrintConfig.hpp b/xs/src/PrintConfig.hpp
index cd31d899b..0aef25c09 100644
--- a/xs/src/PrintConfig.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/PrintConfig.hpp
@@ -985,6 +985,13 @@ class DynamicPrintConfig : public DynamicConfig
             if (!this->has("support_material_interface_extruder"))
                 this->option("support_material_interface_extruder", true)->setInt(extruder);
         }
+        if (this->has("spiral_vase") && this->opt<ConfigOptionBool>("spiral_vase", true)->value) {
+            {
+                // this should be actually done only on the spiral layers instead of all
+                ConfigOptionBools* opt = this->opt<ConfigOptionBools>("retract_layer_change", true);
+                opt->values.assign(opt->values.size(), false);  // set all values to false
+            }
+        }
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/xs/t/15_config.t b/xs/t/15_config.t
index 282670080..9541f4310 100644
--- a/xs/t/15_config.t
+++ b/xs/t/15_config.t
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use Slic3r::XS;
-use Test::More tests => 114;
+use Test::More tests => 115;
 
 foreach my $config (Slic3r::Config->new, Slic3r::Config::Full->new) {
     $config->set('layer_height', 0.3);
@@ -176,4 +176,12 @@ foreach my $config (Slic3r::Config->new, Slic3r::Config::Full->new) {
     is $config->get('perimeter_extruder'), 3, 'defined extruder is not overwritten by default extruder';
 }
 
+{
+    my $config = Slic3r::Config->new;
+    $config->set('spiral_vase', 1);
+    $config->set('retract_layer_change', [1,0]);
+    $config->normalize;
+    is_deeply $config->get('retract_layer_change'), [0,0], 'retract_layer_change is disabled with spiral_vase';
+}
+
 __END__