diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
index ef9de0ca56..eb1007a836 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSpreadsheet.cpp
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ std::string DrawViewSpreadsheet::getSheetImage(void)
         }
     }
 
-    //check for logical range 
-    if ( (sColStart > sColEnd) ||
-         (iRowStart > iRowEnd) ) {
-        Base::Console().Error("%s - cell range is illogical\n",getNameInDocument());
-        return result.str();
-    }
-
     std::vector<std::string> availcolumns = getAvailColumns();
 
     //validate range start column in sheet's available columns
@@ -236,6 +229,13 @@ std::string DrawViewSpreadsheet::getSheetImage(void)
         return result.str();
     }
 
+    //check for logical range
+    if ( (iAvailColStart > iAvailColEnd) ||
+         (iRowStart > iRowEnd) ) {
+        Base::Console().Error("%s - cell range is illogical\n",getNameInDocument());
+        return result.str();
+    }
+
     // build row and column ranges
     std::vector<std::string> validColNames;
     std::vector<int> validRowNumbers;