diff --git a/src/__tests__/job.ts b/src/__tests__/job.ts
index 7968fa60..df92d1ef 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/job.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/job.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect, describe } from 'vitest';
-import { Job, State } from '../job';
+import { Job, State, LayersIndexer } from '../job';
 import { PathType, Path } from '../path';
 
 test('it has an initial state', () => {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('.layers', () => {
     expect(layers?.[0].length).toEqual(2);
   });
 
-  test('travel paths moving z create a new layer', () => {
+  test('travel paths moving z above the default tolerance create a new layer', () => {
     const job = new Job();
 
     append_path(job, PathType.Extrusion, [
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('.layers', () => {
     ]);
     append_path(job, PathType.Travel, [
       [5, 6, 0],
-      [5, 6, 1]
+      [5, 6, LayersIndexer.DEFAULT_TOLERANCE + 0.01]
     ]);
 
     const layers = job.layers;
@@ -117,6 +117,46 @@ describe('.layers', () => {
     expect(layers?.[1].length).toEqual(1);
   });
 
+  test('travel paths moving z under the default tolerance are on the same layer', () => {
+    const job = new Job();
+
+    append_path(job, PathType.Extrusion, [
+      [0, 0, 0],
+      [1, 2, 0]
+    ]);
+    append_path(job, PathType.Travel, [
+      [5, 6, 0],
+      [5, 6, LayersIndexer.DEFAULT_TOLERANCE - 0.01]
+    ]);
+
+    const layers = job.layers;
+
+    expect(layers).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(layers).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+    expect(layers?.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(layers?.[0].length).toEqual(2);
+  });
+
+  test('Tolerance can be set', () => {
+    const job = new Job({ minLayerThreshold: 0.1 });
+
+    append_path(job, PathType.Extrusion, [
+      [0, 0, 0],
+      [1, 2, 0]
+    ]);
+    append_path(job, PathType.Travel, [
+      [5, 6, 0],
+      [5, 6, 0.09]
+    ]);
+
+    const layers = job.layers;
+
+    expect(layers).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(layers).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+    expect(layers?.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(layers?.[0].length).toEqual(2);
+  });
+
   test('multiple travels in a row are on the same layer', () => {
     const job = new Job();
 
diff --git a/src/job.ts b/src/job.ts
index de372a45..6ede3239 100644
--- a/src/job.ts
+++ b/src/job.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export class Job {
   private indexers: Indexer[];
   inprogressPath: Path | undefined;
 
-  constructor(state?: State) {
+  constructor(opts: { state?: State; minLayerThreshold?: number } = {}) {
     this.paths = [];
-    this.state = state || State.initial;
+    this.state = opts.state || State.initial;
     this.layersPaths = [[]];
     this.indexers = [
       new TravelTypeIndexer({ travel: this.travelPaths, extrusion: this.extrusionPaths }),
-      new LayersIndexer(this.layersPaths)
+      new LayersIndexer(this.layersPaths, opts.minLayerThreshold)
     ];
   }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class Job {
   }
 
   isPlanar(): boolean {
-    return this.paths.find((path) => path.travelType === PathType.Extrusion && path.hasVerticalMoves()) === undefined;
+    return this.layersPaths !== null;
   }
 
   private indexPath(path: Path): void {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Job {
 }
 
 class NonApplicableIndexer extends Error {}
-class Indexer {
+export class Indexer {
   protected indexes: Record<string, Path[]> | Path[][];
   constructor(indexes: Record<string, Path[]> | Path[][]) {
     this.indexes = indexes;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Indexer {
   }
 }
 
-class TravelTypeIndexer extends Indexer {
+export class TravelTypeIndexer extends Indexer {
   protected declare indexes: Record<string, Path[]>;
   constructor(indexes: Record<string, Path[]>) {
     super(indexes);
@@ -115,10 +115,13 @@ class NonPlanarPathError extends NonApplicableIndexer {
     super("Non-planar paths can't be indexed by layer");
   }
 }
-class LayersIndexer extends Indexer {
+export class LayersIndexer extends Indexer {
+  static readonly DEFAULT_TOLERANCE = 0.05;
   protected declare indexes: Path[][];
-  constructor(indexes: Path[][]) {
+  private tolerance: number;
+  constructor(indexes: Path[][], tolerance: number = LayersIndexer.DEFAULT_TOLERANCE) {
     super(indexes);
+    this.tolerance = tolerance;
   }
 
   sortIn(path: Path): void {
@@ -129,10 +132,17 @@ class LayersIndexer extends Indexer {
     if (path.travelType === PathType.Extrusion) {
       this.lastLayer().push(path);
     } else {
-      if (
-        path.vertices.some((_, i, arr) => i % 3 === 2 && arr[i] !== arr[2]) &&
-        this.lastLayer().find((p) => p.travelType === PathType.Extrusion)
-      ) {
+      const verticalTravels = path.vertices
+        .map((_, i, arr) => {
+          if (i % 3 === 2 && arr[i] - arr[2] > this.tolerance) {
+            return arr[i] - arr[2];
+          }
+        })
+        .filter((z) => z !== undefined);
+      const hasVerticalTravel = verticalTravels.length > 0;
+      const hasExtrusions = this.lastLayer().find((p) => p.travelType === PathType.Extrusion);
+
+      if (hasVerticalTravel && hasExtrusions) {
         this.createLayer();
       }
       this.lastLayer().push(path);
diff --git a/src/webgl-preview.ts b/src/webgl-preview.ts
index 6ee98ca0..bf7797d7 100644
--- a/src/webgl-preview.ts
+++ b/src/webgl-preview.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type GCodePreviewOptions = {
   lineWidth?: number;
   lineHeight?: number;
   nonTravelMoves?: string[];
+  minLayerThreshold?: number;
   renderExtrusion?: boolean;
   renderTravel?: boolean;
   startLayer?: number;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export type GCodePreviewOptions = {
 };
 
 export class WebGLPreview {
+  minLayerThreshold: number;
   /**
    * @deprecated Please use the `canvas` param instead.
    */
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ export class WebGLPreview {
   nonTravelmoves: string[] = [];
   disableGradient = false;
 
+  job: Job;
   interpreter = new Interpreter();
-  job = new Job();
   parser = new Parser();
 
   // rendering
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ export class WebGLPreview {
   private devGui?: DevGUI;
 
   constructor(opts: GCodePreviewOptions) {
+    this.minLayerThreshold = opts.minLayerThreshold ?? this.minLayerThreshold;
+    this.job = new Job({ minLayerThreshold: this.minLayerThreshold });
     this.scene = new Scene();
     this.scene.background = this._backgroundColor;
     if (opts.backgroundColor !== undefined) {
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ export class WebGLPreview {
   clear(): void {
     this.resetState();
     this.parser = new Parser();
-    this.job = new Job();
+    this.job = new Job({ minLayerThreshold: this.minLayerThreshold });
   }
 
   // reset processing state