diff --git a/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py b/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
index 05c2f7c1b86..fa82358e15f 100644
--- a/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
+++ b/addons/sale_crm/sale_crm.py
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ class account_invoice(osv.osv):
         section_id = vals.get('section_id', False)
         invoice_type = context.get('type', False)
         user_id = vals.get('user_id', False)
-        user_obj = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, user_id, context=context)
-        user_default_section_id = user_obj.default_section_id.id or False
-        if not section_id and invoice_type in ['out_invoice', 'out_refund'] and user_id:
-            vals['section_id'] = user_default_section_id
+        user_obj = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, user_id, context=context)       
+        if not section_id and invoice_type in ['out_invoice', 'out_refund'] and user_id and user_obj.default_section_id:
+            vals['section_id'] = user_obj.default_section_id.id
         obj_id =  super(account_invoice, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
         return obj_id