diff --git a/joint_buying_product/i18n/fr.po b/joint_buying_product/i18n/fr.po
index ebd112e9..528030f1 100644
--- a/joint_buying_product/i18n/fr.po
+++ b/joint_buying_product/i18n/fr.po
@@ -2501,6 +2501,12 @@ msgstr "Vous ne pouvez pas mettre une unité de mesure poids / unité, si l'arti
 msgid "You can not set a negative quantity in the 'Purchase Quantity' field !"
 msgstr "Vous ne pouvez pas saisir de quantité négative dans le champ 'quantité à commander' !"
 
+#. module: joint_buying_product
+#: code:addons/joint_buying_product/models/res_partner.py:105
+#, python-format
+msgid "You can not uncheck 'Use Order Categories' if some categories are defined in the 'Next Orders' Section."
+msgstr "Vous ne pouvez pas décocher la case 'Utiliser les catégories de commandes, si certaines catégories sont paramétrées dans la section 'Prochaines commandes'."
+
 #. module: joint_buying_product
 #: code:addons/joint_buying_product/models/joint_buying_purchase_order.py:407
 #, python-format
diff --git a/joint_buying_product/models/res_partner.py b/joint_buying_product/models/res_partner.py
index 57462fb4..7aebe960 100644
--- a/joint_buying_product/models/res_partner.py
+++ b/joint_buying_product/models/res_partner.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # @author: Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
 
-from odoo import api, fields, models
+from odoo import _, api, fields, models
+from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 
 class ResPartner(models.Model):
@@ -94,6 +95,19 @@ def _compute_joint_buying_grouped_order_qty(self):
                 partner.joint_buying_grouped_order_ids
             )
 
+    @api.constrains(
+        "joint_buying_use_category", "joint_buying_frequency_ids.category_ids"
+    )
+    def _check_joint_buying_use_category(self):
+        for partner in self.filtered(lambda x: not x.joint_buying_use_category):
+            if partner.mapped("joint_buying_frequency_ids.category_ids"):
+                raise ValidationError(
+                    _(
+                        "You can not uncheck 'Use Order Categories'"
+                        " if some categories are defined in the 'Next Orders' Section."
+                    )
+                )
+
     # Custom Section
     def _get_joint_buying_products(self, categories):
         self.ensure_one()