diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index f8cf6b39930..fb540ad54b8 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ class crm_lead(crm_case, osv.osv):
             message=''
             for case in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
                 if case.type == 'lead' or  context.get('stage_type',False)=='lead':
-                    message = _("The stage of lead '%s' has been changed to '%s'.") % (case.name, case.stage_id.name)
+                    message = _("The stage of lead '%s' has been changed to '%s'.") % (case.name, stage_obj.name)
                 elif case.type == 'opportunity':
-                    message = _("The stage of opportunity '%s' has been changed to '%s'.") % (case.name, case.stage_id.name)
+                    message = _("The stage of opportunity '%s' has been changed to '%s'.") % (case.name, stage_obj.name)
                 self.log(cr, uid, case.id, message)
         return super(crm_lead,self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context)