diff --git a/changelog.d/+1d980207.fixed.md b/changelog.d/+1d980207.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0808dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/+1d980207.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed layer enclosure errors in extrude_path
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diff --git a/src/kfactory/enclosure.py b/src/kfactory/enclosure.py
index 24f9bcac..1aa9584f 100644
--- a/src/kfactory/enclosure.py
+++ b/src/kfactory/enclosure.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def extrude_path(
             reg.insert(_r)
             if _layer == layer and i == j:
                 ret_path = _path
-        target.shapes(layer).insert(reg.merge())
+        target.shapes(_layer).insert(reg.merge())
     return ret_path