diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0291eeb3a21..f83979aa8e0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 English Dolibarr ChangeLog
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+***** ChangeLog for 3.6.4 compared to 3.6.3 *****
+- Fix: [ bug #2893 ] Dolibarr error when viewing an invoice after changing invoice mask
+
 ***** ChangeLog for 3.6.3 compared to 3.6.2 *****
 - Fix: ref_ext was not saved when recording a customer order from web service
 - Fix: amarok is a bugged theme making dolidroid failed. We switch to eldy automatically with dolidroid.
diff --git a/htdocs/compta/facture/class/facture.class.php b/htdocs/compta/facture/class/facture.class.php
index f5a7c27ecd1..72103f6ac5a 100644
--- a/htdocs/compta/facture/class/facture.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/compta/facture/class/facture.class.php
@@ -2558,15 +2558,16 @@ class Facture extends CommonInvoice
 			$numref = "";
 			$numref = $obj->getNextValue($soc,$this,$mode);
 
-			if ($numref != "")
-			{
-				return $numref;
-			}
-			else
-			{
+			/**
+			 * $numref can be empty in case we ask for the last value because if there is no invoice created with the
+			 * set up mask.
+			 */
+			if ($mode != 'last' && !$numref) {
 				dol_print_error($db,"Facture::getNextNumRef ".$obj->error);
 				return "";
 			}
+
+			return $numref;
 		}
 		else
 		{