diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
index c5f17cb6f0..bdf59c87d3 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 Modify patron
             [% END %]
             [% INCLUDE 'patron-title.inc' no_html = 1 %]
-            [% IF categoryname %]([% categoryname | html %])[% END %]
+            [% IF patron_category %]([% patron_category.description | html %])[% END %]
         [% END %] › Patrons › Koha
     </title>
 <style>
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ legend:hover {
                         [% ELSE %]
                             <span>Modify patron</span>
                         [% END %]
-                        [% IF categoryname %]
-                            ([% categoryname | html %])
+                        [% IF patron_category %]
+                            ([% patron_category.description | html %])
                         [% END %]
                     </a>
                 </li>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ legend:hover {
                                 <span>Modify patron</span>
                             [% END %]
                             [% INCLUDE 'patron-title.inc' %]
-                            [% IF categoryname %]([% categoryname | html %])[% END %]
+                            [% IF patron_category %]([% patron_category.description | html %])[% END %]
                         </h1>
 
                         [% IF quickadd && opadd && !check_member %]
diff --git a/members/memberentry.pl b/members/memberentry.pl
index 23575272aa..f849986a63 100755
--- a/members/memberentry.pl
+++ b/members/memberentry.pl
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ if ( $op eq 'modify' or $op eq 'save' or $op eq 'duplicate' ) {
 
 my $categorycode  = $input->param('categorycode') || $borrower_data->{'categorycode'};
 my $category_type = $input->param('category_type') || '';
-unless ($category_type or !($categorycode)){
-    my $borrowercategory = Koha::Patron::Categories->find($categorycode);
-    $category_type    = $borrowercategory->category_type;
-    my $category_name = $borrowercategory->description;
-    $template->param("categoryname"=>$category_name);
+my $category;
+if ( !$category_type && $categorycode ) {
+    $category = Koha::Patron::Categories->find($categorycode);
+    $category_type    = $category->category_type;
+    $template->param( patron_category => $category );
 }
 $category_type="A" unless $category_type; # FIXME we should display a error message instead of a 500 error !