diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/populate/res_company.py b/odoo/addons/base/populate/res_company.py
index 675e3e89f42..4e6e6ca98e4 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/populate/res_company.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/populate/res_company.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ class Partner(models.Model):
 
     def _populate_factories(self):
         # remaining: paperformat_id, parent_id, partner_id, favicon, font, report_header, external_report_layout_id, report_footer
-        ref = self.env.ref
         def get_name(values=None, counter=0, **kwargs):
             return 'company_%s_%s' % (counter, self.env['res.currency'].browse(values['currency_id']).name)
+
+        active_currencies = self.env['res.currency'].search([('active', '=', True)]).ids
         return [
             ('name', populate.constant('company_{counter}')),
             ('sequence', populate.randint(0, 100)),
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class Partner(models.Model):
                 [False] + [e[0] for e in type(self).base_onboarding_company_state.selection])),
             ('primary_color', populate.iterate([False, '', '#ff7755'])),
             ('secondary_color', populate.iterate([False, '', '#ffff55'], seed='primary_color')),
-            ('currency_id', populate.iterate([ref('base.EUR').id, ref('base.USD').id, ref('base.CHF').id, ref('base.CHF').id])),  # add more?
+            ('currency_id', populate.iterate(active_currencies)),
             ('name', populate.compute(get_name)),
         ]