diff --git a/addons/account/report/account_balance_sheet.py b/addons/account/report/account_balance_sheet.py
index 6743cf4a7ac..8655c458724 100644
--- a/addons/account/report/account_balance_sheet.py
+++ b/addons/account/report/account_balance_sheet.py
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ class report_balancesheet_horizontal(rml_parse.rml_parse, common_report_header):
         account_ids = account_pool._get_children_and_consol(cr, uid, account_id, context=ctx)
         accounts = account_pool.browse(cr, uid, account_ids, context=ctx)
 
+        if not self.res_bl:
+            self.res_bl['type'] = 'Net Profit'
+            self.res_bl['balance'] = 0.0
+
         if self.res_bl['type'] == 'Net Profit':
             self.res_bl['type'] = 'Net Profit'
         else: