diff --git a/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm b/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
index ece46a33f0..bcdbf84d14 100644
--- a/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
+++ b/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ sub SearchAuthorities {
                 my $thisauthtype = GetAuthType(GetAuthTypeCode($authid));
                 $newline{authtype}     = defined ($thisauthtype) ?
                                             $thisauthtype->{'authtypetext'} :
-                                            GetAuthType($authtypecode)->{'authtypetext'};
+                                            (GetAuthType($authtypecode) ? $_->{'authtypetext'} : '');
                 $newline{summary}      = $summary;
                 $newline{even}         = $counter % 2;
                 $newline{reported_tag} = $reported_tag;