diff --git a/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php b/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
index 1bd5244feef..d89b7a1dd8d 100644
--- a/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ class ExpenseReport extends CommonObject
 
             $sql = 'UPDATE '.MAIN_DB_PREFIX.$this->table_element." SET ref='".$this->db->escape($this->ref)."' WHERE rowid=".$this->id;
             $resql=$this->db->query($sql);
-            if (!$resql) $error++;
+            if (!$resql)
+            {
+                $this->error = $this->db->lasterror();
+                $error++;
+            }
 
             if (is_array($this->lines) && count($this->lines)>0)
             {
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ class ExpenseReport extends CommonObject
 	                $newndfline=new ExpenseReportLine($this->db);
 	                $newndfline=$this->lines[$i];
 	                $newndfline->fk_expensereport=$this->id;
-	                if ($result >= 0)
+	                if (! $error)
 	                {
 	                    $result=$newndfline->insert();
 	                }
@@ -2560,7 +2564,7 @@ class ExpenseReportLine
      */
     public function insert($notrigger = 0, $fromaddline = false)
     {
-        global $langs,$user,$conf;
+        global $langs, $user, $conf;
 
         $error=0;
 
diff --git a/test/phpunit/ExpenseReportTest.php b/test/phpunit/ExpenseReportTest.php
index dc053d8edb3..55222957682 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/ExpenseReportTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/ExpenseReportTest.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class ExpenseReportTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         // Create supplier order with a too low quantity
         $localobject=new ExpenseReport($db);
-        $localobject->initAsSpecimen();         // Init a speciment with lines
+        $localobject->initAsSpecimen();         // Init a specimen with lines
         $localobject->status = 0;
         $localobject->fk_statut = 0;
         $localobject->date_fin = null;  // Force bad value
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ class ExpenseReportTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         // Create supplier order
         $localobject2=new ExpenseReport($db);
-        $localobject2->initAsSpecimen();        // Init a speciment with lines
+        $localobject2->initAsSpecimen();        // Init a specimen with lines
         $localobject2->status = 0;
         $localobject2->fk_statut = 0;
 
         $result=$localobject2->create($user);
         print __METHOD__." result=".$result."\n";
-        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(0, $result);
+        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(0, $result, "Error: ".$localobject2->error);
 
         return $result;
     }