diff --git a/libraryBasic/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java b/libraryBasic/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
index e9060de1..5bfa88af 100644
--- a/libraryBasic/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
+++ b/libraryBasic/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDImporter.java
@@ -276,7 +276,16 @@ public class ZUGFeRDImporter {
 	 * @return the referred document
 	 */
 	public String getReference() {
-		return extractString("//ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/BuyerReference");
+		try {
+			if (getVersion() == 1) {
+				return extractString("//ApplicableSupplyChainTradeAgreement/BuyerReference");
+			} else {
+				return extractString("//ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/BuyerReference");
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			return "";
+		}
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/libraryBasic/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZF2Test.java b/libraryBasic/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZF2Test.java
index 6dd1eff1..12700b07 100644
--- a/libraryBasic/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZF2Test.java
+++ b/libraryBasic/src/test/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZF2Test.java
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public class ZF2Test extends MustangReaderTestCase {
 		assertEquals(zi.getAmount(), "571.04");
 		assertEquals(zi.getHolder(), getOwnOrganisationName());
 		assertEquals(zi.getDocumentCode(),"380");
+		assertEquals(zi.getReference(),"AB321");
 		assertEquals(zi.getAmount(), "571.04");
 		assertEquals(zi.getBIC(), getTradeSettlementPayment()[0].getOwnBIC());
 		assertEquals(zi.getIBAN(),getTradeSettlementPayment()[0].getOwnIBAN());