diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i b/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
index 002fd03aa0..9ef6bc5ae4 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ struct ShapeRTTI : public boost::static_visitor<PyObject*>
 				delete brep;
 				return triangulation;
 			} else {
-				throw IfcParse::IfcException("No element to return based on provided settings");
+				return brep;
 			}
 		} else if (instance->as<typename Schema::IfcPlacement>() != nullptr || instance->as<typename Schema::IfcObjectPlacement>()) {
 			auto item = ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::cast<ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4>(kernel.mapping()->map(instance));