diff --git a/members/memberentry.pl b/members/memberentry.pl
index 14a11361a2..731d4f9c56 100755
--- a/members/memberentry.pl
+++ b/members/memberentry.pl
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ $template->param(
 $guarantorid = $borrower_data->{'guarantorid'} || $guarantorid;
 my $guarantor = $guarantorid ? Koha::Patrons->find( $guarantorid ) : undef;
 $template->param(
-  patron => $patron, # Used by address include templates now
+  patron => $patron ? $patron : \%newdata, # Used by address include templates now
   nodouble  => $nodouble,
   borrowernumber  => $borrowernumber, #register number
   guarantor   => $guarantor,