diff --git a/InvenTree/order/templates/order/sales_order_base.html b/InvenTree/order/templates/order/sales_order_base.html
index 7a2c63c5a6..60099a2578 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/templates/order/sales_order_base.html
+++ b/InvenTree/order/templates/order/sales_order_base.html
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ $("#edit-order").click(function() {
             customer: {
             },
             {% endif %}
+            customer_reference: {},
             description: {},
             target_date: {
                 icon: 'fa-calendar-alt',
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/order.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/order.js
index 69676df01e..7091eb0577 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/order.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/order.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function createSalesOrder(options={}) {
             customer: {
                 value: options.customer,
             },
+            customer_reference: {},
             description: {},
             target_date: {
                 icon: 'fa-calendar-alt',