diff --git a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
index 3cf6eb47749..bcd85cf3670 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ class Societe extends CommonObject
 
 		// Clean parameters
 		$this->id=$id;
-		$this->capital=trim($this->capital);
 		$this->nom=trim($this->nom);
 		$this->adresse=trim($this->adresse); // TODO obsolete
 		$this->address=trim($this->address);
@@ -386,8 +385,8 @@ class Societe extends CommonObject
 		$this->localtax1_assuj=trim($this->localtax1_assuj);
 		$this->localtax2_assuj=trim($this->localtax2_assuj);
 
-		$this->capital=trim($this->capital);
-		if (strlen($this->capital) == 0) $this->capital = 0;
+        $this->capital=price2num(trim($this->capital),'MT');
+        if (empty($this->capital)) $this->capital = 0;
 
 		$this->effectif_id=trim($this->effectif_id);
 		$this->forme_juridique_code=trim($this->forme_juridique_code);