diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 60f3c1234..305d237d7 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "GeometryOps"
 uuid = "3251bfac-6a57-4b6d-aa61-ac1fef2975ab"
 authors = ["Anshul Singhvi <anshulsinghvi@gmail.com> and contributors"]
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 
 [deps]
 CoordinateTransformations = "150eb455-5306-5404-9cee-2592286d6298"
diff --git a/src/methods/clipping/difference.jl b/src/methods/clipping/difference.jl
index 246ee55a7..604e4606b 100644
--- a/src/methods/clipping/difference.jl
+++ b/src/methods/clipping/difference.jl
@@ -161,7 +161,17 @@ function _difference(
     end
     local polys
     for (i, poly_b) in enumerate(GI.getpolygon(multipoly_b))
-        polys = difference(i == 1 ? multipoly_a : GI.MultiPolygon(polys), poly_b; target, fix_multipoly)
+        #= Removing intersections of `multipoly_a`` with pieces of `multipoly_b`` - as
+        pieces of `multipolygon_a`` are removed, continue to take difference with new shape
+        `polys` =#
+        polys = if i == 1
+            difference(multipoly_a, poly_b; target, fix_multipoly)
+        else
+            difference(GI.MultiPolygon(polys), poly_b; target, fix_multipoly)
+        end
+        #= One multipoly_a has been completly covered (and thus removed) there is no need to
+        continue taking the difference =#
+        isempty(polys) && break
     end
     return polys
 end