diff --git a/modules/item/back/methods/item/new.js b/modules/item/back/methods/item/new.js
index d6a176b46c..fae37836fc 100644
--- a/modules/item/back/methods/item/new.js
+++ b/modules/item/back/methods/item/new.js
@@ -49,14 +49,12 @@ module.exports = Self => {
             const provisionalName = params.provisionalName;
             delete params.provisionalName;
 
+            const itemType = await models.ItemType.findById(params.typeFk, myOptions);
+
+            params.isLaid = itemType.isLaid;
+
             const item = await models.Item.create(params, myOptions);
 
-            const itemType = await models.ItemType.findById(item.typeFk, myOptions);
-
-            item.isLaid = itemType.isLaid;
-
-            await item.save(myOptions);
-
             const typeTags = await models.ItemTypeTag.find({
                 where: {itemTypeFk: item.typeFk}
             }, myOptions);
diff --git a/modules/item/back/models/item-type.json b/modules/item/back/models/item-type.json
index df80463e0d..c5c920b2fe 100644
--- a/modules/item/back/models/item-type.json
+++ b/modules/item/back/models/item-type.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             "type": "number"
         },
         "isLaid": {
-            "type": "number"
+            "type": "boolean"
         }
     },
     "relations": {