diff --git a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
index 0887c8b6c8a..f4a2451ce14 100755
--- a/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_bank_statement.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class account_bank_statement_line(osv.osv):
                 type = 'supplier'
             if part.customer == True :
                 type = 'customer'
-        return type
+        return {'value': {'type': type}}
 
     def onchange_type(self, cr, uid, line_id, partner_id, type, context=None):
         res = {'value': {}}
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class account_bank_statement_line(osv.osv):
         account_id = False
         line = self.browse(cr, uid, line_id, context=context)
         type=self.onchange_partner_id(cr, uid, partner_id=partner_id, type=type)
-        res.update({'value': {'type':type}})
+        res.update({'value': {'type':type['value']['type']}})
         if not line or (line and not line[0].account_id):
             part = obj_partner.browse(cr, uid, partner_id, context=context)
             if type == 'supplier':
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 2eb66aac911..9891e7bc51b 100755
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -574,12 +574,12 @@
                                 <form string="Statement lines">
                                     <field name="date"/>
                                     <field name="name"/>
+                                    <field name="ref"/>
                                     <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_type(partner_id, type)"/>
                                     <field name="type" on_change="onchange_type(partner_id, type)"/>
                                     <field domain="[('journal_id', '=', parent.journal_id), ('type', '&lt;&gt;', 'view')]" name="account_id"/>
                                     <field name="analytic_account_id" groups="analytic.group_analytic_accounting" domain="[('company_id', '=', parent.company_id), ('type', '&lt;&gt;', 'view')]"/>
                                     <field name="amount"/>
-                                    <field name="ref"/>
                                     <field name="sequence" readonly="0"/>
                                     <separator colspan="4" string="Notes"/>
                                     <field colspan="4" name="note" nolabel="1"/>