diff --git a/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp b/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
index 21d78b292..37900bc62 100644
--- a/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ std::string InterpreterSingleton::runString(const char *sCmd)
     }
 }
 
-Py::Object InterpreterSingleton::runString_returnObject(const char *sCmd)
+Py::Object InterpreterSingleton::runStringObject(const char *sCmd)
 {
     PyObject *module, *dict, *presult;          /* "exec code in d, d" */
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Py::Object InterpreterSingleton::runString_returnObject(const char *sCmd)
             throw PyException();
     }
 
-    return Py::Object(presult, true);
+    return Py::asObject(presult);
 }
 
 void InterpreterSingleton::systemExit(void)
diff --git a/src/Base/Interpreter.h b/src/Base/Interpreter.h
index c0793a433..6357f6200 100644
--- a/src/Base/Interpreter.h
+++ b/src/Base/Interpreter.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ public:
     //@{
     /// Run a statement on the python interpreter and gives back a string with the representation of the result.
     std::string runString(const char *psCmd);
-    /// Runs a string (expression) and returns object returned by expression.
-    Py::Object runString_returnObject(const char *sCmd);
+    /// Run a statement on the python interpreter and return back the result object.
+    Py::Object runStringObject(const char *sCmd);
     /// Run a statement on the python interpreter and gives back a string with the representation of the result.
     void runInteractiveString(const char *psCmd);
     /// Run file (script) on the python interpreter
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
index 8f49e1cac..bae44f7ae 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initPartGui()
     CreateSimplePartCommands();
     CreateParamPartCommands();
     try{
-        Py::Object ae = Base::Interpreter().runString_returnObject("__import__('AttachmentEditor.Commands').Commands");
+        Py::Object ae = Base::Interpreter().runStringObject("__import__('AttachmentEditor.Commands').Commands");
         Py::Module(partGuiModule).setAttr(std::string("AttachmentEditor"),ae);
     } catch (Base::PyException &err){
         err.ReportException();