diff --git a/patches/november_2012/communication_sender_and_recipient.py b/patches/november_2012/communication_sender_and_recipient.py
index b8567b4566..fc9692157c 100644
--- a/patches/november_2012/communication_sender_and_recipient.py
+++ b/patches/november_2012/communication_sender_and_recipient.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import webnotes
 
 def execute():
+	webnotes.reload_doc("DocType", "Communication")
 	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication set sender=email_address 
 		where ifnull(support_ticket,'') != ''""")
 	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication set recipients=email_address where