diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index 8a8ac5b0696..df48aa9bf7b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     </group>
                     <notebook>
                         <page string="Description">
-                            <field name="line_ids" context="{'currency_id': currency_id, 'default_analytic_account': context.get('analytic_account')}">
+                            <field name="line_ids" context="{'currency_id': currency_id, 'default_analytic_account': context.get('analytic_account', '')}">
                                 <form string="Expense Lines" version="7.0">
                                     <group>
                                         <group>