diff --git a/htdocs/adherents/partnership.php b/htdocs/adherents/partnership.php
index 160a037c187..a01e7d28ed2 100644
--- a/htdocs/adherents/partnership.php
+++ b/htdocs/adherents/partnership.php
@@ -85,11 +85,18 @@ $usercanclose 			= $user->rights->partnership->write; // Used by the include of
 $upload_dir 			= $conf->partnership->multidir_output[isset($object->entity) ? $object->entity : 1];
 
 
-if ($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR != 'member') accessforbidden();
-if (empty($conf->partnership->enabled)) accessforbidden();
-if (empty($permissiontoread)) accessforbidden();
-if ($action == 'edit' && empty($permissiontoadd)) accessforbidden();
-
+if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') != 'member') {
+	accessforbidden('Partnership module is not activated for members');
+}
+if (empty($conf->partnership->enabled)) {
+	accessforbidden();
+}
+if (empty($permissiontoread)) {
+	accessforbidden();
+}
+if ($action == 'edit' && empty($permissiontoadd)) {
+	accessforbidden();
+}
 if (($action == 'update' || $action == 'edit') && $object->status != $object::STATUS_DRAFT) {
 	accessforbidden();
 }
diff --git a/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php b/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
index 383684b377a..b94655fbc14 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/actions_massactions.inc.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if (!$error && $massaction == 'confirm_presend') {
 		if ($objecttmp->element == 'expensereport') {
 			$thirdparty = new User($db);
 		}
-		if ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+		if ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 			$thirdparty = new Adherent($db);
 		}
 		if ($objecttmp->element == 'holiday') {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if (!$error && $massaction == 'confirm_presend') {
 				if ($objecttmp->element == 'expensereport') {
 					$thirdpartyid = $objecttmp->fk_user_author;
 				}
-				if ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+				if ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 					$thirdpartyid = $objecttmp->fk_member;
 				}
 				if ($objecttmp->element == 'holiday') {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ if (!$error && $massaction == 'confirm_presend') {
 						$fuser = new User($db);
 						$fuser->fetch($objectobj->fk_user_author);
 						$sendto = $fuser->email;
-					} elseif ($objectobj->element == 'partnership' && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+					} elseif ($objectobj->element == 'partnership' && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 						$fadherent = new Adherent($db);
 						$fadherent->fetch($objectobj->fk_member);
 						$sendto = $fadherent->email;
diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/company.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/company.lib.php
index 197a6c95687..4938d20c3c4 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/company.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/company.lib.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function societe_prepare_head(Societe $object)
 		$h++;
 	}
 
-	if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'thirdparty') {
+	if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'thirdparty') {
 		if (!empty($user->rights->partnership->read)) {
 			$langs->load("partnership");
 			$nbPartnership = is_array($object->partnerships) ? count($object->partnerships) : 0;
diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/modPartnership.class.php b/htdocs/core/modules/modPartnership.class.php
index 8ebbd3029b7..13877c7418f 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/modPartnership.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/modPartnership.class.php
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ class modPartnership extends DolibarrModules
 		// Array to add new pages in new tabs
 		$this->tabs = array();
 
-		$tabtoadd = (!empty(getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR')) && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') ? 'member' : 'thirdparty';
-
+		$tabtoadd = getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty');
 		if ($tabtoadd == 'member') {
 			$fk_mainmenu = "members";
 		} else {
diff --git a/htdocs/core/tpl/card_presend.tpl.php b/htdocs/core/tpl/card_presend.tpl.php
index 83f96c1bcb1..0c744e165d3 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/tpl/card_presend.tpl.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/tpl/card_presend.tpl.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ if ($action == 'presend') {
 		$fuser = new User($db);
 		$fuser->fetch($object->fk_user_author);
 		$liste['thirdparty'] = $fuser->getFullName($outputlangs)." <".$fuser->email.">";
-	} elseif ($object->element == 'partnership' && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+	} elseif ($object->element == 'partnership' && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 		$fadherent = new Adherent($db);
 		$fadherent->fetch($object->fk_member);
 		$liste['member'] = $fadherent->getFullName($outputlangs)." <".$fadherent->email.">";
diff --git a/htdocs/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php b/htdocs/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php
index 207dc1b7265..678bf219bef 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/tpl/massactions_pre.tpl.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if ($massaction == 'presend') {
 			$fuser = new User($db);
 			$fuser->fetch($thirdpartyid);
 			$liste['thirdparty'] = $fuser->getFullName($langs)." &lt;".$fuser->email."&gt;";
-		} elseif ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+		} elseif ($objecttmp->element == 'partnership' && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 			$fadherent = new Adherent($db);
 			$fadherent->fetch($objecttmp->fk_member);
 			$liste['member'] = $fadherent->getFullName($langs)." &lt;".$fadherent->email."&gt;";
diff --git a/htdocs/partnership/admin/setup.php b/htdocs/partnership/admin/setup.php
index 100dc7027a3..a398a6860b1 100644
--- a/htdocs/partnership/admin/setup.php
+++ b/htdocs/partnership/admin/setup.php
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ print '</tr>';
 print '<tr class="oddeven"><td>'.$langs->trans("PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR").'</td>';
 print '<td>';
 print '<select class="flat minwidth100" id="select_PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR" name="PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR">';
-print '<option value="thirdparty" '.(($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'thirdparty') ? 'selected' : '').'>'.$langs->trans("ThirdParty").'</option>';
-print '<option value="member" '.(($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') ? 'selected' : '').'>'.$langs->trans("Members").'</option>';
+print '<option value="thirdparty" '.((getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'thirdparty') ? 'selected' : '').'>'.$langs->trans("ThirdParty").'</option>';
+print '<option value="member" '.((getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'member') ? 'selected' : '').'>'.$langs->trans("Members").'</option>';
 print '</select>';
 print ajax_combobox('select_PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR');
 print '</td>';
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ print '<td><span class="opacitymedium">'.$langs->trans("partnershipforthirdparty
 print '</tr>';
 
 
-//if (!empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+//if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 print '<tr class="oddeven"><td>'.$langs->trans("PARTNERSHIP_NBDAYS_AFTER_MEMBER_EXPIRATION_BEFORE_CANCEL").'</td>';
 print '<td>';
 $dnbdays = '30';
diff --git a/htdocs/partnership/class/partnership.class.php b/htdocs/partnership/class/partnership.class.php
index 7d7d6a65d14..030cbf09e79 100644
--- a/htdocs/partnership/class/partnership.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/partnership/class/partnership.class.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Partnership extends CommonObject
 
 		$this->db = $db;
 
-		if (!empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+		if (!empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) && getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR') == 'member') {
 			$this->fields['fk_member'] = array('type'=>'integer:Adherent:adherents/class/adherent.class.php:1', 'label'=>'Member', 'enabled'=>'1', 'position'=>50, 'notnull'=>-1, 'visible'=>1, 'index'=>1, 'picto'=>'member', 'csslist'=>'tdoverflowmax150');
 		} else {
 			$this->fields['fk_soc'] = array('type'=>'integer:Societe:societe/class/societe.class.php:1:status=1 AND entity IN (__SHARED_ENTITIES__)', 'label'=>'ThirdParty', 'enabled'=>'1', 'position'=>50, 'notnull'=>-1, 'visible'=>1, 'index'=>1, 'picto'=>'company', 'css'=>'maxwidth500', 'csslist'=>'tdoverflowmax150');
diff --git a/htdocs/partnership/class/partnershiputils.class.php b/htdocs/partnership/class/partnershiputils.class.php
index ef4f7cfdeb4..9ad2e5b7ca2 100644
--- a/htdocs/partnership/class/partnershiputils.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/partnership/class/partnershiputils.class.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class PartnershipUtils
 	{
 		global $conf, $langs, $user;
 
-		$managedfor	= empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) ? 'thirdparty' : $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR;
+		$managedfor	= getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty');
 
 		if ($managedfor != 'member') {
 			return 0; // If option 'PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR' = 'thirdparty', this cron job does nothing.
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class PartnershipUtils
 	{
 		global $conf, $langs, $user;
 
-		$managedfor = $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR;
+		$managedfor = getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR');
 
 		$partnership = new Partnership($this->db);
 		$MAXPERCALL = (empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_MAX_WARNING_BACKLINK_PER_CALL) ? 10 : $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_MAX_WARNING_BACKLINK_PER_CALL); // Limit to 10 per call
diff --git a/htdocs/partnership/partnership_card.php b/htdocs/partnership/partnership_card.php
index c83a83e6357..9752651ef29 100644
--- a/htdocs/partnership/partnership_card.php
+++ b/htdocs/partnership/partnership_card.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $permissiontodelete 	= $user->rights->partnership->delete || ($permissiontoadd &
 $permissionnote 		= $user->rights->partnership->write; // Used by the include of actions_setnotes.inc.php
 $permissiondellink 		= $user->rights->partnership->write; // Used by the include of actions_dellink.inc.php
 $upload_dir 			= $conf->partnership->multidir_output[isset($object->entity) ? $object->entity : 1];
-$managedfor 			= empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) ? 'thirdparty' : $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR;
+$managedfor 			= getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty');
 
 if (empty($conf->partnership->enabled)) accessforbidden();
 if (empty($permissiontoread)) accessforbidden();
diff --git a/htdocs/partnership/partnership_list.php b/htdocs/partnership/partnership_list.php
index 42d4354516e..014d576f5d6 100644
--- a/htdocs/partnership/partnership_list.php
+++ b/htdocs/partnership/partnership_list.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $extrafields->fetch_name_optionals_label($object->table_element);
 
 $search_array_options = $extrafields->getOptionalsFromPost($object->table_element, '', 'search_');
 
-$managedfor	= empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) ? 'thirdparty' : $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR;
+$managedfor	= getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty');
 
 if ($managedfor != 'member' && $sortfield == 'd.datefin') $sortfield = '';
 
diff --git a/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php b/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
index fe57f4ea424..d7ee25613a8 100644
--- a/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
+++ b/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ if (empty($reshook) && $action == 'add') {
 		$partnership = new Partnership($db);
 
 		// We try to find the thirdparty or the member
-		if (empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) || $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'thirdparty') {
+		if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'thirdparty') {
 			$partnership->fk_member = 0;
-		} elseif ($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'member') {
+		} elseif (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'member') {
 			$partnership->fk_soc = 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/htdocs/societe/partnership.php b/htdocs/societe/partnership.php
index 2ce4884932e..05079d263a9 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/partnership.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/partnership.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (!empty($user->socid)) {
 	$socid = $user->socid;
 }
 
-if (empty($id) && $socid && (empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) || $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR == 'thirdparty')) {
+if (empty($id) && $socid && (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') == 'thirdparty')) {
 	$id = $socid;
 }
 
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ $usercanclose = $user->rights->partnership->write; // Used by the include of act
 $upload_dir = $conf->partnership->multidir_output[isset($object->entity) ? $object->entity : 1];
 
 
-if (!empty($conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR) && $conf->global->PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR != 'thirdparty') {
-	accessforbidden();
+if (getDolGlobalString('PARTNERSHIP_IS_MANAGED_FOR', 'thirdparty') != 'thirdparty') {
+	accessforbidden('Partnership is not activated for thirdparties');
 }
 if (empty($conf->partnership->enabled)) {
 	accessforbidden();