diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
index dfe8535b3bc..498fa314315 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
@@ -7494,7 +7494,7 @@ abstract class CommonObject
 		if (array_key_exists('date_creation', $fieldvalues) && empty($fieldvalues['date_creation'])) $fieldvalues['date_creation'] = $this->db->idate($now);
 		if (array_key_exists('fk_user_creat', $fieldvalues) && !($fieldvalues['fk_user_creat'] > 0)) $fieldvalues['fk_user_creat'] = $user->id;
 		unset($fieldvalues['rowid']); // The field 'rowid' is reserved field name for autoincrement field so we don't need it into insert.
-		if (array_key_exists('ref', $fieldvalues)) $fieldvalues['ref'] = dol_string_nospecial($fieldvalues['ref']); // If field is a ref,we sanitize data
+		if (array_key_exists('ref', $fieldvalues)) $fieldvalues['ref'] = dol_string_nospecial($fieldvalues['ref']); // If field is a ref, we sanitize data
 
 		$keys = array();
 		$values = array();
@@ -7729,6 +7729,7 @@ abstract class CommonObject
 		if (array_key_exists('date_modification', $fieldvalues) && empty($fieldvalues['date_modification'])) $fieldvalues['date_modification'] = $this->db->idate($now);
 		if (array_key_exists('fk_user_modif', $fieldvalues) && !($fieldvalues['fk_user_modif'] > 0)) $fieldvalues['fk_user_modif'] = $user->id;
 		unset($fieldvalues['rowid']); // The field 'rowid' is reserved field name for autoincrement field so we don't need it into update.
+		if (array_key_exists('ref', $fieldvalues)) $fieldvalues['ref'] = dol_string_nospecial($fieldvalues['ref']); // If field is a ref, we sanitize data
 
 		$keys = array();
 		$values = array();