diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
index 0f505814c0c..9e9e0696cbe 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_sequence.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class ir_sequence(openerp.osv.osv.osv):
                 if new_implementation in ('standard', None):
                     # Implementation has NOT changed.
                     # Only change sequence if really requested.
-                    if row['number_next'] != n:
+                    if values.get('number_next'):
                         self._alter_sequence(cr, row['id'], i, n)
                     else:
                         # Just in case only increment changed
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/__init__.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/__init__.py
index 3c6029c49ea..d1438de25f7 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import test_ir_values
 import test_menu
 import test_search
 import test_views
+import test_ir_sequence
 
 checks = [
     test_base,
@@ -16,4 +17,5 @@ checks = [
     test_menu,
     test_search,
     test_views,
+    test_ir_sequence,
 ]
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_ir_sequence.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_ir_sequence.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85ae21bb8cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_ir_sequence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import unittest2
+
+import openerp.tests.common as common
+
+
+class Test_ir_sequence(common.TransactionCase):
+
+    def test_00(self):
+        registry, cr, uid = self.registry, self.cr, self.uid
+
+        # test if read statement return the good number_next value (from postgreSQL sequence and not ir_sequence value)
+        sequence = registry('ir.sequence')
+        # first creation of sequence (normal)
+        values = {'number_next': 1,
+                  'company_id': 1,
+                  'padding': 4,
+                  'number_increment': 1,
+                  'implementation': 'standard',
+                  'name': 'test-sequence-00'}
+        seq_id = sequence.create(cr, uid, values)
+        # Call get next 4 times
+        sequence.next_by_id(cr, uid, seq_id)
+        sequence.next_by_id(cr, uid, seq_id)
+        sequence.next_by_id(cr, uid, seq_id)
+        read_sequence = sequence.next_by_id(cr, uid, seq_id)
+        # Read the value of the current sequence
+        assert read_sequence == "0004", 'The actual sequence value must be 4. reading : %s' % read_sequence
+        # reset sequence to 1 by write method calling
+        sequence.write(cr, uid, [seq_id], {'number_next': 1})
+        # Read the value of the current sequence
+        read_sequence = sequence.next_by_id(cr, uid, seq_id)
+        assert read_sequence == "0001", 'The actual sequence value must be 1. reading : %s' % read_sequence
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest2.main()