diff --git a/app/models/group_order.rb b/app/models/group_order.rb
index 10eda019..25c3ac5e 100644
--- a/app/models/group_order.rb
+++ b/app/models/group_order.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class GroupOrder < ActiveRecord::Base
   # Generate some data for the javascript methods in ordering view
   def load_data
     data = {}
-    data[:account_balance] = ordergroup.account_balance
+    data[:account_balance] = ordergroup.nil? ? BigDecimal.new('+Infinity') : ordergroup.account_balance
     data[:available_funds] = ordergroup.nil? ? BigDecimal.new('+Infinity') : ordergroup.get_available_funds(self)
 
     # load prices and other stuff....