diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
index a965ce33dbd..312442fa2f5 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class pos_config(osv.osv):
 
     def _default_sale_journal(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         company_id = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context)
-        res = self.pool.get('account.journal').search(cr, uid, [('type', '=', 'sale'), ('company_id', '=', company_id)], limit=1, context=context)
+        res = self.pool.get('account.journal').search(cr, uid, [('type', '=', 'sale'), ('company_id', '=', company_id.id)], limit=1, context=context)
         return res and res[0] or False
 
     def _default_shop(self, cr, uid, context=None):