diff --git a/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php b/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
index f0492ed2..3808dc6e 100644
--- a/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
+++ b/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class Customers extends ApiCommand implements ResourceEntity
 			$email = $this->getParam('email', true, $idna_convert->decode($result['email']));
 			$name = $this->getParam('name', true, $result['name']);
 			$firstname = $this->getParam('firstname', true, $result['firstname']);
-			$company_required = (!empty($name) && empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && !empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && empty($firstname));
+			$company_required = ((!empty($name) && empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && !empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && empty($firstname))) && empty($result['company']);
 			$company = $this->getParam('company', !$company_required, $result['company']);
 			$street = $this->getParam('street', true, $result['street']);
 			$zipcode = $this->getParam('zipcode', true, $result['zipcode']);