diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index a868a647a..23d46c4c5 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
              self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
            end
     la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(self.location.location_code) ? self.location.location_code : nil
+           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
          else
            self.la
          end
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
              self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
            end
     la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(self.location.location_code) ? self.location.location_code : nil
+           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
          else
            self.la
          end
diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index e74da7ed4..6ee9398d7 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
              self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
            end
     la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(self.location.location_code) ? self.location.location_code : nil
+           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
          else
            self.la
          end
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
              self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
            end
     la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(self.location.location_code) ? self.location.location_code : nil
+           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
          else
            self.la
          end