diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importCcxFrdResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importCcxFrdResults.py
index 855f807529..0efec59047 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importCcxFrdResults.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importCcxFrdResults.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def importFrd(filename, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
 
     else:
         FreeCAD.Console.PrintError('Problem on frd file import. No nodes found in frd file.\n')
-
+    return res_obj
 
 # read a calculix result file and extract the nodes, displacement vectors and stress values.
 def read_frd_result(frd_input):
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
index 6e51e96b60..8d3ed3e7a6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def importVtkFemMesh(filename, meshname):
     meshobj.FemMesh = Fem.read(filename)
     meshobj.touch()
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+    return meshobj
 
 
 def importVtkFCResult(filename, resultname, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
@@ -147,3 +148,4 @@ def importVtkFCResult(filename, resultname, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=No
         analysis_object.addObject(result_obj)
     result_obj.touch()
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+    return result_obj