diff --git a/DDCore/src/python/PythonPlugin.cpp b/DDCore/src/python/PythonPlugin.cpp
index eee8dfcf5..b266bfdf2 100644
--- a/DDCore/src/python/PythonPlugin.cpp
+++ b/DDCore/src/python/PythonPlugin.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ namespace  {
           result = TPython::Exec(c.second.c_str());
           break;
         case 'c':
-          TPython::Eval(c.second.c_str());
+          // we do not care about the result
+          TPython::Exec(c.second.c_str());
           result = kTRUE;
           break;
         case 'p':