diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index bcc290f06d..abbd3b59f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Handle errors in move template expression
 * Rename split lines into reschedule lines
 * Add optional credit type on account
 * Always require a date to compute taxes
diff --git a/exceptions.py b/exceptions.py
index a573d01495..1742ee2f59 100644
--- a/exceptions.py
+++ b/exceptions.py
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class MoveDatesError(ValidationError):
     pass
 
 
+class MoveTemplateExpressionError(UserError):
+    pass
+
+
 class CancelWarning(UserWarning):
     pass
 
diff --git a/message.xml b/message.xml
index 9c690e5921..da6c47bc71 100644
--- a/message.xml
+++ b/message.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
 Use the current period to cancel the move?</field>
         </record>
 
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_move_template_invalid_expression">
+            <field name="text">Failed to evaluate expression "%(expression)s" from template "%(template)s" with error:
+"%(error)s"</field>
+        </record>
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_move_template_expession_not_number">
+            <field name="text">The value "%(value)s" of "%(expression)s" from template "%(template)s" is not a number.</field>
+        </record>
+
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_write_reconciliation">
             <field name="text">You cannot modify any reconciliation.</field>
         </record>
diff --git a/move_template.py b/move_template.py
index 2861b470b4..2333400ce2 100644
--- a/move_template.py
+++ b/move_template.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 from xml.sax.saxutils import quoteattr
 
-from simpleeval import simple_eval
+from simpleeval import InvalidExpression, simple_eval
 
+from trytond.i18n import gettext
 from trytond.model import (
     DeactivableMixin, ModelSQL, ModelView, fields, sequence_ordered)
 from trytond.pool import Pool
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 from trytond.wizard import (
     Button, StateAction, StateTransition, StateView, Wizard)
 
+from .exceptions import MoveTemplateExpressionError
+
 
 class MoveTemplate(DeactivableMixin, ModelSQL, ModelView):
     'Account Move Template'
@@ -202,8 +205,23 @@ class MoveLineTemplate(ModelSQL, ModelView):
         Keyword = pool.get('account.move.template.keyword')
 
         line = Line()
-        amount = simple_eval(decistmt(self.amount),
-            functions={'Decimal': Decimal}, names=values)
+        try:
+            amount = simple_eval(decistmt(self.amount),
+                functions={'Decimal': Decimal}, names=values)
+        except InvalidExpression as e:
+            raise MoveTemplateExpressionError(
+                gettext('account.msg_move_template_invalid_expression',
+                    expression=values,
+                    template=self.move.rec_name,
+                    error=e)) from e
+
+        if not isinstance(amount, Decimal):
+            raise MoveTemplateExpressionError(
+                gettext('account.msg_move_template_expession_not_number',
+                    value=amount,
+                    expression=self.move.name,
+                    template=self.move.rec_name))
+
         amount = self.move.company.currency.round(amount)
         if self.operation == 'debit':
             line.debit = amount
@@ -213,8 +231,15 @@ class MoveLineTemplate(ModelSQL, ModelView):
         if self.party:
             line.party = values.get(self.party)
         if self.description:
-            line.description = self.description.format(
-                **dict(Keyword.format_values(self.move, values)))
+            try:
+                line.description = self.description.format(
+                    **dict(Keyword.format_values(self.move, values)))
+            except KeyError as e:
+                raise MoveTemplateExpressionError(
+                    gettext('account.msg_move_template_invalid_expression',
+                        expression=values,
+                        template=self.move.name,
+                        error=e)) from e
         line.tax_lines = [t.get_line(values) for t in self.taxes]
 
         return line
@@ -258,8 +283,21 @@ class TaxLineTemplate(ModelSQL, ModelView):
         TaxLine = pool.get('account.tax.line')
 
         line = TaxLine()
-        amount = simple_eval(decistmt(self.amount),
-            functions={'Decimal': Decimal}, names=values)
+        try:
+            amount = simple_eval(decistmt(self.amount),
+                functions={'Decimal': Decimal}, names=values)
+        except InvalidExpression as e:
+            raise MoveTemplateExpressionError(
+                gettext('account.msg_template_invalid_expression',
+                    expression=values,
+                    template=self.line.rec_name,
+                    error=e)) from e
+
+        if not isinstance(amount, Decimal):
+            raise MoveTemplateExpressionError(
+                gettext('account.msg_not_number',
+                    result=amount,
+                    expression=self.move.rec_name))
         amount = self.line.move.company.currency.round(amount)
         line.amount = amount
         line.type = self.type