diff --git a/members/memberentry.pl b/members/memberentry.pl
index 7e96130b7d..83ca59df17 100755
--- a/members/memberentry.pl
+++ b/members/memberentry.pl
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ if (C4::Context->userenv && C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'}) {
     $userbranch = C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'};
 }
 
-if (defined ($data{'branchcode'}) and ( $op eq 'modify' || $op eq 'duplicate' || ( $op eq 'add' && $category->category_type eq 'C' ) )) {
+if (defined ($data{'branchcode'}) and ( $op eq 'modify' || $op eq 'duplicate' || $op eq 'add' )) {
     $userbranch = $data{'branchcode'};
 }
 $template->param( userbranch => $userbranch );