diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a80e54f133..04dc3c8701 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-06-07  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
+
+	* src/gnome/dialog-utils.c (gnc_ui_install_field_strings): set the
+	code even if it's blank. Auto-coding doesn't work right now.
+
 2000-06-06  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
 
 	* src/SplitLedger.c (LedgerTraverse): use correct argument for
diff --git a/src/gnome/dialog-utils.c b/src/gnome/dialog-utils.c
index bcab2bfb90..0ce5e0d4f9 100644
--- a/src/gnome/dialog-utils.c
+++ b/src/gnome/dialog-utils.c
@@ -544,10 +544,7 @@ gnc_ui_install_field_strings(Account * account,
   if (safe_strcmp(old, strings->currency) != 0)
     xaccAccountSetCurrency(account, strings->currency);
 
-  if (safe_strcmp(strings->code, "") != 0)
-    xaccAccountSetCode(account, strings->code);
-  else
-    xaccAccountAutoCode(account, 4);
+  xaccAccountSetCode(account, strings->code);
 
   xaccAccountSetNotes(account, strings->notes);