diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/DeviceManager.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/DeviceManager.cpp
index 96cf02ab5..d22af0570 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/DeviceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/DeviceManager.cpp
@@ -5934,8 +5934,13 @@ std::map<std::string ,MachineObject*> DeviceManager::get_local_machine_list()
 
 void DeviceManager::load_last_machine()
 {
-    if (userMachineList.empty()) return;
-
+    if (userMachineList.empty()) {
+        // Orca: connect LAN printers instead
+        const auto local_machine = std::find_if(localMachineList.begin(), localMachineList.end(), [](const std::pair<std::string, MachineObject*>& it) -> bool { return it.second->has_access_right();});
+        if (local_machine != localMachineList.end()) {
+            this->set_selected_machine(local_machine->second->dev_id);
+        }
+    }
     else if (userMachineList.size() == 1) {
         this->set_selected_machine(userMachineList.begin()->second->dev_id);
     } else {