diff --git a/src/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Projections/Organisations/Organisation.cs b/src/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Projections/Organisations/Organisation.cs
index 8633665ad..bccad45eb 100644
--- a/src/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Projections/Organisations/Organisation.cs
+++ b/src/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Projections/Organisations/Organisation.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ public async Task<IElasticChange> Handle(
                 document.Name = message.Body.NameBeforeKboCoupling;
                 document.ShortName = message.Body.ShortNameBeforeKboCoupling;
 
+                document.LegalEntityType = null;
+
                 document.KboNumber = string.Empty;
             }
         ).ToAsyncResult();
diff --git a/test/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Tests/OrganisationHandlerTests.cs b/test/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Tests/OrganisationHandlerTests.cs
index 2924eca44..6657f19e5 100644
--- a/test/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Tests/OrganisationHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/test/OrganisationRegistry.ElasticSearch.Tests/OrganisationHandlerTests.cs
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ await _eventProcessor.Handle<OrganisationDocument>(
         organisation.Source.Validity.Start.Should().Be(organisationCreated.ValidFrom);
         organisation.Source.KboNumber.Should().Be(coupledWithKbo.KboNumber);
         organisation.Source.Validity.End.Should().Be(organisationValidity);
+        organisation.Source.LegalEntityType.Should().BeNull();
     }
 
     [Fact]