diff --git a/addons/l10n_it_edi/data/invoice_it_template.xml b/addons/l10n_it_edi/data/invoice_it_template.xml
index 3ec25dc45f5..f0e05ede6f2 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_it_edi/data/invoice_it_template.xml
+++ b/addons/l10n_it_edi/data/invoice_it_template.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
                     <IstitutoFinanziario t-if="partner_bank.bank_id" t-esc="format_alphanumeric(partner_bank.bank_id.name[:80])"/>
                     <IBAN t-if="partner_bank.acc_type == 'iban'" t-esc="partner_bank.sanitized_acc_number"/>
                     <BIC t-elif="partner_bank.acc_type == 'bank' and partner_bank.bank_id.bic" t-esc="partner_bank.bank_id.bic"/>
-                    <CodicePagamento t-esc="format_alphanumeric(record.payment_reference[:60])"/>
+                    <CodicePagamento t-if="record.payment_reference" t-esc="format_alphanumeric(record.payment_reference[:60])"/>
                 </DettaglioPagamento>
             </t>
         </DatiPagamento>