diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechCase.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechCase.h
index 7602a67803..09a0c739a7 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechCase.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechCase.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~RimGeoMechCase(void);
     
     void                                    setFileName(const QString& fileName) {m_caseFileName = fileName;}
+    QString                                 caseFileName() const  {return m_caseFileName();}
     bool                                    openGeoMechCase();
 
     RigGeoMechCaseData*                     geoMechData() { return m_geoMechCaseData.p(); }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
index 3946680822..67caad64b3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
@@ -110,10 +110,20 @@ void RimGeoMechView::loadDataAndUpdate()
 
     if (m_geomechCase)
     {
-        m_geomechCase->openGeoMechCase();
+         if (!m_geomechCase->openGeoMechCase())
+         {
+            QMessageBox::warning(RiuMainWindow::instance(), 
+                                "Error when opening project file", 
+                                "Could not open the Odb file: \n"+ m_geomechCase->caseFileName());
+            m_geomechCase = NULL;
+            return;
+         }
         m_geoMechFullModel->clearAndSetReservoir(m_geomechCase->geoMechData(), this);
     }
 
+    CVF_ASSERT(this->cellResult() != NULL);
+    m_geomechCase->geoMechData()->assertResultsLoaded(0, this->cellResult()->resultAddress());
+
     updateViewerWidget();
 
     createDisplayModelAndRedraw();