diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/Measurement.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/Measurement.cpp
index 07f135f6f5..e988b7b9e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/Measurement.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/Measurement.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ TopoDS_Shape Measurement::getShape(App::DocumentObject *obj , const char *subNam
         }
         return shape;
     }
+    catch (const Base::Exception&) {
+        // re-throw original exception
+        throw;
+    }
     catch (Standard_Failure& e) {
         throw Base::CADKernelError(e.GetMessageString());
     }