diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb.py
index b1c0a165e44..35d0945dffe 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb.py
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ class Contact(orm.AbstractModel):
     # helper to call the rendering of contact field
     @api.model
     def get_record_to_html(self, ids, options=None):
-        node = self.record_to_html('record', {
-            'record': self.env['res.partner'].browse(ids[0])},
-            options=options)
-        return node and node.__html__()
+        return self.value_to_html(self.env['res.partner'].browse(ids[0]), options=options)
 
 
 def parse_fuzzy(in_format, value):