diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_edi.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_edi.py
index 7347625c622..1d13b84aedc 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_edi.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_edi.py
@@ -519,5 +519,5 @@ class edi(object):
                     values[field] = one2many_ids
                 else:
                     values[field] = edi_field_value
-        return self.pool.get(self._name).create(cr, uid, values, context=context)
+        return model_data._update(cr, uid, self._name, edi_module, values, context=context)
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