diff --git a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
index 48bc2a1bb2e..97ed007f456 100644
--- a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
+++ b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk.py
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ class crm_helpdesk(crm.crm_case, osv.osv):
             'priority': fields.selection(crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES, 'Priority'),
             'probability': fields.float('Probability (%)'),
             'categ_id': fields.many2one('crm.case.categ', 'Category', \
-                            domain="[('section_id','=',section_id),\
-                            ('object_id.model', '=', 'crm.helpdesk')]"),
-            'duration': fields.float('Duration', states={'done': [('readonly', True)]}),
-            'state': fields.selection(crm.AVAILABLE_STATES, 'State', size=16, readonly=True,
+                            domain="['|',('section_id','=',False),('section_id','=',section_id),\
+                            ('object_id.model', '=', 'crm.helpdesk')]"), 
+            'duration': fields.float('Duration', states={'done': [('readonly', True)]}), 
+            'state': fields.selection(crm.AVAILABLE_STATES, 'State', size=16, readonly=True, 
                                   help='The state is set to \'Draft\', when a case is created.\
                                   \nIf the case is in progress the state is set to \'Open\'.\
                                   \nWhen the case is over, the state is set to \'Done\'.\