diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 5d48f122a1d..ecadfaf37f9 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -457,7 +457,9 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
             if not ids:
                 ids = self.search(cr, user, [('name', operator, name)]+ args, limit=limit)
             if not ids and len(name.split()) >= 2:
-                ids = self.search(cr, user, [('code', operator, name.split()[0]), ('name', operator, name.split()[1])]+ args, limit=limit)
+                #Separating code and name of account for searching
+                operand1,operand2 = name.split(' ',1) #name can contain spaces e.g. OpenERP S.A. 
+                ids = self.search(cr, user, [('code', operator, operand1), ('name', operator, operand2)]+ args, limit=limit)
         else:
             ids = self.search(cr, user, args, context=context, limit=limit)
         return self.name_get(cr, user, ids, context=context)