diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartAxisPanel.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartAxisPanel.cxx
index 77fdaf45f119..63807f37c9ec 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartAxisPanel.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartAxisPanel.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/util/XModifyBroadcaster.hpp>
 
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
 
 #include "ChartAxisPanel.hxx"
 #include <ChartController.hxx>
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ OUString getCID(const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XModel>& xModel)
     aAny >>= aCID;
 #if defined DBG_UTIL && !defined NDEBUG
     ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
-    assert(eType == OBJECTTYPE_AXIS);
+    if(eType != OBJECTTYPE_AXIS)
+        SAL_WARN("chart2","Selected item is not an axis");
 #endif
 
     return aCID;
@@ -271,6 +273,10 @@ void ChartAxisPanel::updateData()
         return;
 
     OUString aCID = getCID(mxModel);
+    ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
+    if (eType!=OBJECTTYPE_AXIS)
+        return;
+
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
     mxCBShowLabel->set_active(isLabelShown(mxModel, aCID));
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartErrorBarPanel.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartErrorBarPanel.cxx
index c31990146953..cb768d34dd15 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartErrorBarPanel.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartErrorBarPanel.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "ChartErrorBarPanel.hxx"
 #include <ChartController.hxx>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
 
 using namespace css;
 using namespace css::uno;
@@ -220,9 +222,11 @@ OUString getCID(const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XModel>& xModel)
     aAny >>= aCID;
 #if defined DBG_UTIL && !defined NDEBUG
     ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
-    assert(eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_X ||
-            eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Y ||
-            eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Z);
+    if (eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_X &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Y &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Z)
+        SAL_WARN("chart2","Selected item is not an error bar");
+
 #endif
 
     return aCID;
@@ -297,6 +301,12 @@ void ChartErrorBarPanel::updateData()
         return;
 
     OUString aCID = getCID(mxModel);
+    ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
+    if (eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_X &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Y &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_ERRORS_Z)
+        return;
+
     bool bPos = showPositiveError(mxModel, aCID);
     bool bNeg = showNegativeError(mxModel, aCID);
 
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartSeriesPanel.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartSeriesPanel.cxx
index 83a3251925f1..8a0c0d787db3 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartSeriesPanel.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/sidebar/ChartSeriesPanel.cxx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/util/XModifyBroadcaster.hpp>
 
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
 
 #include "ChartSeriesPanel.hxx"
 #include <ChartController.hxx>
@@ -264,8 +265,10 @@ OUString getCID(const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XModel>& xModel)
 
 #if defined DBG_UTIL && !defined NDEBUG
     ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
-    assert(eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_SERIES || eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_POINT
-           || eType == OBJECTTYPE_DATA_CURVE);
+    if (eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_SERIES &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_POINT &&
+         eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_CURVE)
+        SAL_WARN("chart2","Selected item is not a chart series");
 #endif
 
     return aCID;
@@ -355,6 +358,12 @@ void ChartSeriesPanel::updateData()
         return;
 
     OUString aCID = getCID(mxModel);
+    ObjectType eType = ObjectIdentifier::getObjectType(aCID);
+    if (eType!=OBJECTTYPE_DATA_SERIES &&
+          eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_POINT &&
+          eType != OBJECTTYPE_DATA_CURVE)
+        return;
+
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     bool bLabelVisible = isDataLabelVisible(mxModel, aCID);
     mxCBLabel->set_active(bLabelVisible);