diff --git a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
index 8b31fd43b10..af15ce7c700 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
@@ -471,8 +471,10 @@ class Societe extends CommonObject
 
 		if ($result >= 0)
 		{
+			$entity = isset($this->entity)?$this->entity:$conf->entity;
+
 			$sql = "INSERT INTO ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."societe (nom, name_alias, entity, datec, fk_user_creat, canvas, status, ref_int, ref_ext, fk_stcomm, fk_incoterms, location_incoterms ,import_key, fk_multicurrency, multicurrency_code)";
-			$sql.= " VALUES ('".$this->db->escape($this->name)."', '".$this->db->escape($this->name_alias)."', ".$this->entity.", '".$this->db->idate($now)."'";
+			$sql.= " VALUES ('".$this->db->escape($this->name)."', '".$this->db->escape($this->name_alias)."', ".$entity.", '".$this->db->idate($now)."'";
 			$sql.= ", ".(! empty($user->id) ? "'".$user->id."'":"null");
 			$sql.= ", ".(! empty($this->canvas) ? "'".$this->db->escape($this->canvas)."'":"null");
 			$sql.= ", ".$this->status;