diff --git a/mainpage.pl b/mainpage.pl
index d0635cbbb6..e2651d8d03 100755
--- a/mainpage.pl
+++ b/mainpage.pl
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ $template->param(
 );
 
 my $branch =
-  C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranchesPatronModifications")
+  (      C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranchesPatronModifications")
+      || C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranches") )
   && !$flags->{'superlibrarian'}
   ? C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'}
   : undef;
diff --git a/members/members-update.pl b/members/members-update.pl
index 39e29ff649..1ab8131098 100755
--- a/members/members-update.pl
+++ b/members/members-update.pl
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie, $flags ) = get_template_and_user(
 );
 
 my $branch =
-  C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranchesPatronModifications")
+  (      C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranchesPatronModifications")
+      || C4::Context->preference("IndependentBranches") )
   && !$flags->{'superlibrarian'}
   ? C4::Context->userenv()->{'branch'}
   : undef;