diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathSimulator/App/PathSimPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/PathSimulator/App/PathSimPyImp.cpp
index 5a1a0f4929..eaec6d454a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathSimulator/App/PathSimPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathSimulator/App/PathSimPyImp.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ PyObject* PathSimPy::GetResultMesh(PyObject * args)
 		return 0;
 	cStock *stock = getPathSimPtr()->m_stock;
 	if (stock == NULL)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Simulation has stock object");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	Mesh::MeshObject *meshOuter = new Mesh::MeshObject();
 	Mesh::MeshPy *meshOuterpy = new Mesh::MeshPy(meshOuter);