diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement.py
index 3ca812c7590..5139ff739cf 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_bank_statement.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class AccountBankStatement(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def _default_journal(self):
         journal_type = self.env.context.get('journal_type', False)
-        company_id = self.env['res.company']._company_default_get('account.bank.statement')
+        company_id = self.env['res.company']._company_default_get('account.bank.statement').id
         if journal_type:
             journals = self.env['account.journal'].search([('type', '=', journal_type), ('company_id', '=', company_id)])
             if journals:
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/ir_property.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
index 0b3660e7256..813ed437d02 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class ir_property(osv.osv):
         # retrieve the properties corresponding to the given record ids
         self._cr.execute("SELECT id FROM ir_model_fields WHERE name=%s AND model=%s", (name, model))
         field_id = self._cr.fetchone()[0]
-        company_id = self.env.context.get('force_company') or self.env['res.company']._company_default_get(model, field_id)
+        company_id = self.env.context.get('force_company') or self.env['res.company']._company_default_get(model, field_id).id
         refs = {('%s,%s' % (model, id)): id for id in values}
         props = self.search([
             ('fields_id', '=', field_id),
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_company.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_company.py
index 3b90c8014d2..da00343819d 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_company.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_company.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import openerp
-from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID, tools
+from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID, tools, api
 from openerp.osv import fields, osv
 from openerp.tools.translate import _
 from openerp.tools.safe_eval import safe_eval as eval
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class res_company(osv.osv):
             args = (args or []) + [('id', 'in', cmp_ids)]
         return super(res_company, self).name_search(cr, uid, name=name, args=args, operator=operator, context=context, limit=limit)
 
+    @api.returns('self')
     def _company_default_get(self, cr, uid, object=False, field=False, context=None):
         """
         Check if the object for this company have a default value