diff --git a/circ/returns.pl b/circ/returns.pl
index f3182464df..72e004a795 100755
--- a/circ/returns.pl
+++ b/circ/returns.pl
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ if ( $query->param('reserve_id') && $op eq 'cud-affect_reserve') {
     # FIXME do we need to do this if we didn't take the cancel_reserve branch above?
     my ( undef, $nextreservinfo, undef ) = CheckReserves($item);
 
-    my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $nextreservinfo->{'borrowernumber'} );
     if ( $userenv_branch ne $nextreservinfo->{'branchcode'} ) {
+        my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $nextreservinfo->{'borrowernumber'} );
         $template->param(
             itemtitle      => $biblio->title,
             itembiblionumber => $biblio->biblionumber,