diff --git a/htdocs/workstation/class/workstation.class.php b/htdocs/workstation/class/workstation.class.php
index 58f326e3749..cd6b4861e7b 100644
--- a/htdocs/workstation/class/workstation.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/workstation/class/workstation.class.php
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ class Workstation extends CommonObject
 
 		$this->db = $db;
 
-		$this->fields['ref']['default'] = $this->getNextNumRef();
-
 		if (empty($conf->global->MAIN_SHOW_TECHNICAL_ID) && isset($this->fields['rowid'])) {
 			$this->fields['rowid']['visible'] = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/htdocs/workstation/workstation_card.php b/htdocs/workstation/workstation_card.php
index 0e16293bd11..19d8a67999c 100644
--- a/htdocs/workstation/workstation_card.php
+++ b/htdocs/workstation/workstation_card.php
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ if (empty($reshook)) {
 
 /*
  * View
- *
- * Put here all code to build page
  */
 
 $form = new Form($db);
@@ -190,6 +188,9 @@ llxHeader('', $title, $help_url);
 
 // Part to create
 if ($action == 'create') {
+	// Set default value of the property ref
+	$object->fields['ref']['default'] = $object->getNextNumRef();
+
 	print load_fiche_titre($langs->trans("NewObject", $langs->transnoentitiesnoconv("Workstation")), '', 'object_'.$object->picto);
 
 	print '<form method="POST" action="'.$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"].'">';