diff --git a/src/sideshow/web/views/orders.py b/src/sideshow/web/views/orders.py
index a48546e..68ad984 100644
--- a/src/sideshow/web/views/orders.py
+++ b/src/sideshow/web/views/orders.py
@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ class OrderView(MasterView):
         order = f.model_instance
 
         # local_customer
-        f.set_node('local_customer', LocalCustomerRef(self.request))
+        if order.customer_id and not order.local_customer:
+            f.remove('local_customer')
+        else:
+            f.set_node('local_customer', LocalCustomerRef(self.request))
 
         # pending_customer
         if order.customer_id or order.local_customer: