diff --git a/htdocs/accountancy/journal/expensereportsjournal.php b/htdocs/accountancy/journal/expensereportsjournal.php
index 0ff75b2a6d032..2cbf2a7697ba0 100644
--- a/htdocs/accountancy/journal/expensereportsjournal.php
+++ b/htdocs/accountancy/journal/expensereportsjournal.php
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@
 	$num = $db->num_rows($result);
 
 	// Variables
-	$account_salary = (!empty($conf->global->SALARIES_ACCOUNTING_ACCOUNT_PAYMENT)) ? $conf->global->SALARIES_ACCOUNTING_ACCOUNT_PAYMENT : 'NotDefined';
-	$account_vat = (!empty($conf->global->ACCOUNTING_VAT_BUY_ACCOUNT)) ? $conf->global->ACCOUNTING_VAT_BUY_ACCOUNT : 'NotDefined';
-	$group_tax_with_lines = getDolGlobalInt('ER_JOURNAL_GROUP_TAX_WITH_LINES'); //If enabled, Tax will NOT get split off from the base entry and credited to a separate tax account
+	$account_salary = (getDolGlobalString('SALARIES_ACCOUNTING_ACCOUNT_PAYMENT')) ? $conf->global->SALARIES_ACCOUNTING_ACCOUNT_PAYMENT : 'NotDefined';
+	$account_vat = (getDolGlobalString('ACCOUNTING_VAT_BUY_ACCOUNT')) ? $conf->global->ACCOUNTING_VAT_BUY_ACCOUNT : 'NotDefined';
+	$group_tax_with_lines = getDolGlobalInt('ER_JOURNAL_GROUP_TAX_WITH_LINES'); //If enabled, Tax will NOT get split off from the base entry and credited to a separate tax account (good for non-VAT countries like USA)
 
 	$i = 0;
 	while ($i < $num) {