diff --git a/src/blackmisc/aviation/liverylist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/aviation/liverylist.cpp
index 285a327d3..895569fdf 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/aviation/liverylist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/aviation/liverylist.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             double bestDistance = 1.0;
             for (const CLivery &livery : *this)
             {
-                double d = livery.getColorDistance(fuselage, tail);
+                if (!livery.isColorLivery()) { continue; }
+                const double d = livery.getColorDistance(fuselage, tail);
                 if (d == 0.0) { return livery; } // exact match
                 if (d < bestDistance)
                 {