diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index ffb2d31b909..c52635e3424 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ class ir_model_data(osv.osv):
     def _get_id(self, cr, uid, module, xml_id):
         ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('module','=',module),('name','=', xml_id)])
         if not ids:
-            raise Exception('No references to %s.%s' % (module, xml_id))
+            raise ValueError('No references to %s.%s' % (module, xml_id))
         # the sql constraints ensure us we have only one result
         return ids[0]
 
diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 76bca677224..e05f366adc0 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -786,12 +786,12 @@ class orm_template(object):
                                 module, xml_id = line[i].rsplit('.', 1)
                             else:
                                 module, xml_id = current_module, line[i]
-                            id = ir_model_data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, module, xml_id)
-
-                            res_res_id = ir_model_data_obj.read(cr, uid, [id],
-                                                ['res_id'])
-                            if res_res_id:
-                                res_id = res_res_id[0]['res_id']
+                            record_id = ir_model_data_obj._get_id(cr, uid, module, xml_id)
+                            ir_model_data = ir_model_data_obj.read(cr, uid, [record_id], ['res_id'])
+                            if ir_model_data:
+                                res_id = ir_model_data[0]['res_id']
+                            else:
+                                raise ValueError('No references to %s.%s' % (module, xml_id))
                     row[field[-1][:-3]] = res_id or False
                     continue
                 if (len(field) == len(prefix)+1) and \