diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
index 5c7637a4f0..94f3846366 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void GeometryObject::projectShape(const TopoDS_Shape& input,
         hidIso = invertGeometry(hidIso);
 
     }
-    catch (const Standard_Failure&) {
+    catch (const Standard_Failure& e) {
         Base::Console().Error("GO::projectShape - OCC error - %s - while extracting edges\n",
                               e.GetMessageString());
     }