diff --git a/htdocs/core/tpl/extrafields_list_search_sql.tpl.php b/htdocs/core/tpl/extrafields_list_search_sql.tpl.php
index 5ef86f3b79d..1e62bd0a9d5 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/tpl/extrafields_list_search_sql.tpl.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/tpl/extrafields_list_search_sql.tpl.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ if (!empty($extrafieldsobjectkey) && !empty($search_array_options) && is_array($
 			$mode_search = 0;
 			if (in_array($typ, array('int', 'double', 'real', 'price'))) $mode_search = 1; // Search on a numeric
 			if (in_array($typ, array('sellist', 'link')) && $crit != '0' && $crit != '-1') $mode_search = 2; // Search on a foreign key int
+			if (in_array($typ, array('sellist')) && !is_numeric($crit)) $mode_search = 0;// Search on a foreign key string
 			if (in_array($typ, array('chkbxlst', 'checkbox'))) $mode_search = 4; // Search on a multiselect field with sql type = text
 			if (is_array($crit)) $crit = implode(' ', $crit); // natural_search() expects a string
 			elseif ($typ === 'select' and is_string($crit) and strpos($crit, ' ') === false) {
diff --git a/htdocs/societe/list.php b/htdocs/societe/list.php
index 2e24f355b37..a4ad5ec590e 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/list.php
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ if (!empty($arrayfields['country.code_iso']['checked']))
 if (!empty($arrayfields['typent.code']['checked']))
 {
 	print '<td class="liste_titre maxwidthonsmartphone center">';
-	print $form->selectarray("search_type_thirdparty", $formcompany->typent_array(0), $search_type_thirdparty, 0, 0, 0, '', 0, 0, 0, (empty($conf->global->SOCIETE_SORT_ON_TYPEENT) ? 'ASC' : $conf->global->SOCIETE_SORT_ON_TYPEENT), 'maxwidth75', 1);
+	print $form->selectarray("search_type_thirdparty", $formcompany->typent_array(0), $search_type_thirdparty, 1, 0, 0, '', 0, 0, 0, (empty($conf->global->SOCIETE_SORT_ON_TYPEENT) ? 'ASC' : $conf->global->SOCIETE_SORT_ON_TYPEENT), 'maxwidth75', 1);
 	print '</td>';
 }
 // Staff