diff --git a/htdocs/user.class.php b/htdocs/user.class.php
index 75f0f4e1a39..c3928f73b6e 100644
--- a/htdocs/user.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/user.class.php
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ class User
         $this->email=trim($this->email);
         $this->note=trim($this->note);
         $this->admin=$this->admin?$this->admin:0;
-        if (!strlen($this->code)) $this->code = $this->login;
+        $this->code = $this->login;
 
         dolibarr_syslog("User::update notrigger=".$notrigger." nom=".$this->nom.", prenom=".$this->prenom);
         $error=0;