diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importYamlJsonMesh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importYamlJsonMesh.py
index 98862489dd..43820c14ac 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importYamlJsonMesh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importYamlJsonMesh.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def read(
             or fileExtension.lower() == ".yml"
     ) and has_yaml:
         fp = pyopen(fileString, "rt")
-        raw_mesh_data = yaml.load(fp)
+        raw_mesh_data = yaml.load(fp, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
         fp.close()
     else:
         Console.PrintError(