diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
index 44aa6f279af4ad179f63bcedf889e5a5eec78a77..5c95f6016f8233296166af7a35dc7270762c2e5d 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 	}
 	
 	this._paintPropertiesForSection = function($formColumn, propertyTypeGroup) {
+		var sampleTypeCode = this._sampleFormModel.sample.sampleTypeCode;
 		var sampleType = mainController.profile.getSampleTypeForSampleTypeCode(sampleTypeCode);
 		
 		var $fieldset = $('<div>');