diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index 5c28db87dbfd8..c6ec1d5d151b0 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -3765,11 +3765,10 @@ function showbarcode(&$object,$width=100)
         if (empty($object->barcode_type_code) || empty($object->barcode_type_coder))
         {
             $result = $object->fetch_barcode();
+	        //Check if fetch_barcode() failed
+        	if ($result < 1) return '<!-- ErrorFetchBarcode -->';
         }
 
-        //Check if fetch_barcode() failed
-        if ($result < 1) return '';
-
         // Barcode image
         $url=DOL_URL_ROOT.'/viewimage.php?modulepart=barcode&generator='.urlencode($object->barcode_type_coder).'&code='.urlencode($object->barcode).'&encoding='.urlencode($object->barcode_type_code);
         $out ='<!-- url barcode = '.$url.' -->';