diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
index 8f96f47a9e..690a435c78 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
@@ -742,10 +742,11 @@ def sort_jobs(locations, keys, attractors=[]):
     def find_closest(location_list, location, dist):
         q = PriorityQueue()
 
-        for j in location_list:
-            q.put((dist(j, location) + weight(j), j))
+        for i,j in enumerate(location_list):
+            # prevent dictionary comparison by inserting the index
+            q.put((dist(j, location) + weight(j), i, j))
 
-        prio, result = q.get()
+        prio, i, result = q.get()
 
         return result