diff --git a/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql b/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
index 9b584448bc3..c5d93a70e1f 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
+++ b/htdocs/install/mysql/migration/16.0.0-17.0.0.sql
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ ALTER TABLE llx_user DROP COLUMN idpers3;
 
 -- v17
 
+-- VMYSQL4.3 ALTER TABLE llx_partnership MODIFY COLUMN fk_user_creat integer NULL;
+-- VPGSQL8.2 ALTER TABLE llx_partnership ALTER COLUMN fk_user_creat DROP NOT NULL;
+
 UPDATE llx_const set name = 'ADHERENT_MAILMAN_ADMIN_PASSWORD' WHERE name = 'ADHERENT_MAILMAN_ADMINPW';
 
 ALTER TABLE llx_oauth_token ADD COLUMN state text after tokenstring;
diff --git a/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_partnership-partnership.sql b/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_partnership-partnership.sql
index 8f83e2e82e5..1c32ff5ea0f 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_partnership-partnership.sql
+++ b/htdocs/install/mysql/tables/llx_partnership-partnership.sql
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CREATE TABLE llx_partnership(
 	entity integer DEFAULT 1 NOT NULL,	-- multi company id, 0 = all
 	reason_decline_or_cancel text NULL,
 	date_creation datetime NOT NULL, 
-	fk_user_creat integer NOT NULL, 
+	fk_user_creat integer NULL,			-- can be null if created from public page 
 	tms timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 
 	fk_user_modif integer, 
 	note_private text, 
diff --git a/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php b/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
index b9332b32366..9178d37ddc6 100644
--- a/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
+++ b/htdocs/public/partnership/new.php
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ if (empty($reshook) && $action == 'add') {
 		$partnership->note_private = GETPOST('note_private');
 		$partnership->date_creation = dol_now();
 		$partnership->date_partnership_start = dol_now();
-		$partnership->fk_user_creat=$user->id;
+		$partnership->fk_user_creat = 0;
 
-		$partnershipt->fetch(0, 'default');
+		/*$partnershipt->fetch(0, 'default');
 		if ($partnershipt->id > 0) {
 			$partnership->fk_type = $partnershipt->id;
-		}
-
+		}*/
+		$partnership->fk_type = GETPOST('partnershiptype', 'int');
 
 		//$partnership->firstname   = GETPOST('firstname');
 		//$partnership->lastname    = GETPOST('lastname');