diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index ba3db96ff68..be0dd59468c 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
         return res
 
     def create(self, cr, user, vals, context=None):
-        if ('name' not in vals) or (vals.get('name')=='/'):
+        if ('name' not in vals) or (vals.get('name')=='/') or (vals.get('name') == False):
             seq_obj_name =  self._name
             vals['name'] = self.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(cr, user, seq_obj_name)
         new_id = super(stock_picking, self).create(cr, user, vals, context)