diff --git a/general_ledger.fodt b/general_ledger.fodt
index 73768a00db..a023603de1 100644
--- a/general_ledger.fodt
+++ b/general_ledger.fodt
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
<line.description or ''><line.move_description or ''>
- <line.origin.rec_name if line.origin and line.origin.id >= 0 else ''>
+ <getattr(line.origin, 'rec_name', '')>
<line.state_string>