diff --git a/addons/account/account_bank.py b/addons/account/account_bank.py
index acb0e640a7a..71c126530d4 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_bank.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_bank.py
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ class bank(osv.osv):
                 # No liquidity account exists, no template available
                 if not ids: continue
 
-                ref_acc_bank = obj_acc.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context=context).parent_id
+                sibbling_acc_bank = obj_acc.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context=context)
+                ref_acc_bank = sibbling_acc_bank.parent_id
                 while True:
                     new_code = str(ref_acc_bank.code.ljust(dig-len(str(current_num)), '0')) + str(current_num)
                     ids = obj_acc.search(cr, uid, [('code', '=', new_code), ('company_id', '=', bank.company_id.id)])
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class bank(osv.osv):
                     'name': name,
                     'code': new_code,
                     'type': 'liquidity',
-                    'user_type': ref_acc_bank.user_type.id,
+                    'user_type': sibbling_acc_bank.user_type.id,
                     'reconcile': False,
                     'parent_id': ref_acc_bank.id,
                     'company_id': bank.company_id.id,