diff --git a/kernel/PlotRoutines/ita_plot_mesh.m b/kernel/PlotRoutines/ita_plot_mesh.m
index 7d714dbdfd7d777988e7a4021ba9292b402c089e..23256fbd506f5df9452f58172d4cf0f04d5265c4 100644
--- a/kernel/PlotRoutines/ita_plot_mesh.m
+++ b/kernel/PlotRoutines/ita_plot_mesh.m
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ if handleMode && ~meshOnly
 %     h = unvFilename;
     if isfield(get(h),'FaceVertexCData')
         nodeIDs = get(h,'UserData');
-    elseif isfield(get(h),'Children') && isfield(get(h,'Children'),'FaceVertexCData')
+    elseif isfield(get(h),'Children') && isfield(get(get(h,'Children')),'FaceVertexCData')
         nodeIDs = get(get(h,'Children'),'UserData');
+    else
+        error('Could not find meta data, was this a mesh plot before?');
     end
 else
     nodes    = Mesh.nodesForElement(Mesh.shellElements);
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ end
 if handleMode
     if isfield(get(h),'FaceVertexCData')
         set(h,'FaceVertexCData',plotData);
-    elseif isfield(get(h),'Children') && isfield(get(h,'Children'),'FaceVertexCData')
+    elseif isfield(get(h),'Children') && isfield(get(get(h,'Children')),'FaceVertexCData')
         set(get(h,'Children'),'FaceVertexCData',plotData);
     end
 else
@@ -167,7 +169,6 @@ else
 end
 
 %% set title
-
 if meshOnly
     title('Mesh plot');
     set(h,'EdgeAlpha',edgeAlpha,'EdgeColor',edgeColor,'FaceColor',faceColor);
@@ -195,7 +196,6 @@ axis equal;
 axis off;
 
 %% Return the handle
-
 varargout(1) = {h};
 
 %end function