diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
index abbd16083..7029066b0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *RuledSurface::execute(void)
         Handle_Standard_Failure e = Standard_Failure::Caught();
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn(e->GetMessageString());
     }
+    catch (...) {
+        return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("General error in RuledSurface::execute()");
+    }
 }
 
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