diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index c2ac83a67..09c083053 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -4050,7 +4050,10 @@ class _Shape2DView(_DraftObject):
                 for g in groups[5:]:
                     edges.append(g)
         #return Part.makeCompound(edges)
-        return DraftGeomUtils.cleanProjection(Part.makeCompound(edges),obj.Tessellation)
+        if hasattr(obj,"Tessellation"):
+            return DraftGeomUtils.cleanProjection(Part.makeCompound(edges),obj.Tessellation)
+        else:
+            return DraftGeomUtils.cleanProjection(Part.makeCompound(edges))
 
     def createGeometry(self,obj):
         import DraftGeomUtils
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
index 5491aa031..59d2bcfb4 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGeomUtils.py
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ def curvetowire(obj,steps):
         p0 = p
     return edgelist
 
-def cleanProjection(shape,tessellate):
+def cleanProjection(shape,tessellate=False):
     "returns a valid compound of edges, by recreating them"
     # this is because the projection algorithm somehow creates wrong shapes.
     # they dispay fine, but on loading the file the shape is invalid