diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/MColumn.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/MColumn.java
index 7378f5a9bb..32e7afa03b 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/MColumn.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/MColumn.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
+import org.adempiere.exceptions.AdempiereException;
 import org.adempiere.exceptions.DBException;
 import org.compiere.db.AdempiereDatabase;
 import org.compiere.db.Database;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class MColumn extends X_AD_Column implements ImmutablePOSupport
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1841918268550762201L;
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 4379933682905553553L;
 
 	/**
 	 * 	Get MColumn from Cache (immutable)
@@ -128,6 +129,20 @@ public class MColumn extends X_AD_Column implements ImmutablePOSupport
 		return  table.getColumn(columnName);
 	}	//	get
 
+	/**
+	 * 	Get MColumn given TableName and ColumnName
+	 *	@param ctx context
+	 * 	@param TableName
+	 * 	@param ColumnName
+	 * 	@param TrxName
+	 *	@return MColumn
+	 */
+	public static MColumn get (Properties ctx, String tableName, String columnName, String trxName)
+	{
+		MTable table = MTable.get(ctx, tableName, trxName);
+		return table.getColumn(columnName);
+	}	//	get
+
 	public static String getColumnName (Properties ctx, int AD_Column_ID)
 	{
 		return getColumnName (ctx, AD_Column_ID, null);
@@ -795,8 +810,13 @@ public class MColumn extends X_AD_Column implements ImmutablePOSupport
 				int cnt = DB.getSQLValueEx(get_TrxName(), "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM AD_Ref_Table WHERE AD_Reference_ID=?", getAD_Reference_Value_ID());
 				if (cnt == 1) {
 					MRefTable rt = MRefTable.get(getCtx(), getAD_Reference_Value_ID(), get_TrxName());
-					if (rt != null)
-						foreignTable = rt.getAD_Table().getTableName();
+					if (rt != null) {
+						MTable table = MTable.get(getCtx(), rt.getAD_Table_ID(), get_TrxName());
+						if (table == null) {
+							throw new AdempiereException("Table " + rt.getAD_Table_ID() + " not found");
+						}
+						foreignTable = table.getTableName();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else if (DisplayType.Button == refid) {
diff --git a/org.adempiere.pipo.handlers/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/handler/ColumnElementHandler.java b/org.adempiere.pipo.handlers/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/handler/ColumnElementHandler.java
index 585036fe23..5f2533b4ce 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.pipo.handlers/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/handler/ColumnElementHandler.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.pipo.handlers/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/handler/ColumnElementHandler.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import javax.xml.transform.sax.TransformerHandler;
 
+import org.adempiere.exceptions.AdempiereException;
 import org.adempiere.pipo2.AbstractElementHandler;
 import org.adempiere.pipo2.Element;
 import org.adempiere.pipo2.PIPOContext;
@@ -182,9 +183,14 @@ public class ColumnElementHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
 	}
 
 	private void deferFK(Element element, MColumn mColumn) {
-		String foreignTable = mColumn.getReferenceTableName();
-		if (foreignTable != null && ! "AD_Ref_List".equals(foreignTable))
+		try {
+			String foreignTable = mColumn.getReferenceTableName();
+			if (foreignTable != null && ! "AD_Ref_List".equals(foreignTable))
+				element.deferFKColumnID = mColumn.getAD_Column_ID();
+		} catch (AdempiereException e) {
+			// AdempiereException thrown in mColumn.getReferenceTableName() when the table is not created yet
 			element.deferFKColumnID = mColumn.getAD_Column_ID();
+		}
 	}
 
 	private void syncColumn(PIPOContext ctx, MColumn mColumn, String action,
diff --git a/org.adempiere.pipo/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/PoFiller.java b/org.adempiere.pipo/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/PoFiller.java
index 5424e388b9..614441998f 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.pipo/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/PoFiller.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.pipo/src/org/adempiere/pipo2/PoFiller.java
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ public class PoFiller{
 				}
 			}
 			if (po.get_ColumnIndex(columnName) >= 0) {
-				MColumn col = MColumn.get(ctx.ctx, po.get_TableName(), columnName);
+				MColumn col = MColumn.get(ctx.ctx, po.get_TableName(), columnName, po.get_TrxName());
 				MTable foreignTable = null;
 				String refTableName = col.getReferenceTableName();
 				if (refTableName != null) {
-					foreignTable = MTable.get(Env.getCtx(), refTableName);
+					foreignTable = MTable.get(Env.getCtx(), refTableName, po.get_TrxName());
 				} else {
 					if ("Record_ID".equalsIgnoreCase(columnName)) {
 						// special case - get the foreign table using AD_Table_ID
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class PoFiller{
 							}
 						}
 						if (tableID > 0) {
-							foreignTable = MTable.get(Env.getCtx(), tableID);
+							foreignTable = MTable.get(Env.getCtx(), tableID, po.get_TrxName());
 							refTableName = foreignTable.getTableName();
 						}
 					}