diff --git a/acqui/basketgroup.pl b/acqui/basketgroup.pl
index 386357b207..92a58ac2cb 100755
--- a/acqui/basketgroup.pl
+++ b/acqui/basketgroup.pl
@@ -194,10 +194,9 @@ sub printbasketgrouppdf{
                 }
             }
 
-            my $item_has_type_description = ($ord->{itemtype}
-                                         and $biblioitem->itemtype
-                                         and Koha::ItemTypes->find( $biblioitem->itemtype ));
-            $ord->{itemtype} = $item_has_type_description ? Koha::ItemTypes->find( $biblioitem->itemtype )->description : undef;
+            my $itemtype = Koha::ItemTypes->find( $biblioitem->itemtype );
+            my $item_has_type_description = $ord->{itemtype} && $biblioitem->itemtype && $itemtype;
+            $ord->{itemtype} = $item_has_type_description ? $itemtype->description : undef;
             $ord->{en} = $en ? $en : undef;
             $ord->{edition} = $edition ? $edition : undef;