diff --git a/htdocs/product/card.php b/htdocs/product/card.php
index f65898bda68..9db9c156bf8 100644
--- a/htdocs/product/card.php
+++ b/htdocs/product/card.php
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ if ($id > 0 || ! empty($ref))
         if (! empty($conf->product->enabled)) $upload_dirold = $conf->product->multidir_output[$object->entity].'/'.substr(substr("000".$object->id, -2),1,1).'/'.substr(substr("000".$object->id, -2),0,1).'/'.$object->id."/photos";
         else $upload_dirold = $conf->service->multidir_output[$object->entity].'/'.substr(substr("000".$object->id, -2),1,1).'/'.substr(substr("000".$object->id, -2),0,1).'/'.$object->id."/photos";
     }
+} else {
+	$object->type = $type;
 }
 
 $modulepart='product';