diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
index b49ae2a32d..3df2fb60ed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,16 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostObject::WritePointData(vtkPoints* points, vtkDataArray*
     }
 }
 
+void ViewProviderFemPostObject::setRangeOfColorBar(double min, double max)
+{
+    try {
+        m_colorBar->setRange(min, max);
+    }
+    catch (const Base::ValueError& e) {
+        e.ReportException();
+    }
+}
+
 void ViewProviderFemPostObject::WriteColorData(bool ResetColorBarRange) {
 
     if (!setupPipeline())
@@ -501,7 +511,7 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostObject::WriteColorData(bool ResetColorBarRange) {
     if (ResetColorBarRange == true) {
         double range[2];
         data->GetRange(range, component);
-        m_colorBar->setRange(range[0], range[1]);
+        setRangeOfColorBar(range[0], range[1]);
     }
 
     m_material->diffuseColor.startEditing();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
index 130f131114..bc2445ec95 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostObject.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void setupTaskDialog(TaskDlgPost* dlg);
     bool setupPipeline();
     void updateVtk();
+    void setRangeOfColorBar(double min, double max);
 
     SoCoordinate3*              m_coordinates;
     SoIndexedPointSet*          m_markers;