diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index eb667b53c09..e7b3cf1e041 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
 
     def create(self, cr, user, vals, context=None):
         if ('name' not in vals) or (vals.get('name')=='/'):
-            seq_obj_name =  'stock.picking.' + vals.get('type','in')
+            seq_obj_name =  'stock.picking.' + context.get('default_type','internal')
             vals['name'] = self.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(cr, user, seq_obj_name)
         new_id = super(stock_picking, self).create(cr, user, vals, context)
         if new_id: