diff --git a/src/App/Document.cpp b/src/App/Document.cpp
index 04034ad98b..c4c31562ef 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Document.cpp
@@ -3031,7 +3031,13 @@ void Document::breakDependency(DocumentObject* pcObject, bool clear)
             std::vector<App::ObjectIdentifier> paths;
             pcObject->ExpressionEngine.getPathsToDocumentObject(it->second, paths);
             for (std::vector<App::ObjectIdentifier>::iterator jt = paths.begin(); jt != paths.end(); ++jt) {
-                pcObject->ExpressionEngine.setValue(*jt, nullptr);
+                // When nullifying the expression handle case where an identifier lacks of the property
+                try {
+                    pcObject->ExpressionEngine.setValue(*jt, nullptr);
+                }
+                catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+                    e.ReportException();
+                }
             }
         }
     }