diff --git a/htdocs/core/ajax/saveinplace.php b/htdocs/core/ajax/saveinplace.php
index f34146c592f..0b4fc727695 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/ajax/saveinplace.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/ajax/saveinplace.php
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ if((isset($_POST['field']) && ! empty($_POST['field']))
 				
 				$return['value'] = $value;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				$return['error'] = $object->error;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		echo json_encode($return);
diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
index b47b5b07f74..c6477a55c26 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/commonobject.class.php
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ abstract class CommonObject
 	function setValueFrom($table, $id, $field, $value)
 	{
 		global $conf;
+		
+		$this->db->begin();
 
 		$sql = "UPDATE ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX.$table." SET ";
 		$sql.= $field." = '".$this->db->escape($value)."'";
@@ -636,11 +638,13 @@ abstract class CommonObject
 		$resql = $this->db->query($sql);
 		if ($resql)
 		{
+			$this->db->commit();
 			return 1;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			dol_print_error($this->db);
+			$this->error=$this->db->lasterror();
+	  		$this->db->rollback();
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}