diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
index 9969fe679..5f1caded6 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ def connect(edges,closed=False):
                 #print("debug: DraftGeomUtils.connect prev : ",prev.Vertexes[0].Point,prev.Vertexes[-1].Point)
                 i = findIntersection(curr,prev,True,True)
                 if i:
-                    v1 = i[0]
+                    v1 = i[DraftVecUtils.closest(curr.Vertexes[0].Point,i)]
                 else:    
                     v1 = curr.Vertexes[0].Point
             else:
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ def connect(edges,closed=False):
                 #print("debug: DraftGeomUtils.connect next : ",next.Vertexes[0].Point,next.Vertexes[-1].Point)
                 i = findIntersection(curr,next,True,True)
                 if i:
-                    v2 = i[0]
+                    v2 = i[DraftVecUtils.closest(curr.Vertexes[-1].Point,i)]
                 else:
                     v2 = curr.Vertexes[-1].Point 
             else: