diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDTransactionModelConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDTransactionModelConverter.java
index 11b8b45c..cf01b3c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDTransactionModelConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDTransactionModelConverter.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class ZUGFeRDTransactionModelConverter {
 		if (trans.getReferenceNumber() != null && !"".equals(trans.getReferenceNumber())) {
 			NoteType referenceInfo = xmlFactory.createNoteType();
 			TextType referenceInfoContent = xmlFactory.createTextType();
-			referenceInfoContent.setValue("Ursprungsbeleg: " + trans.getReferenceNumber());
+			referenceInfoContent.setValue(trans.getReferenceNumber());
 			referenceInfo.getContent().add(referenceInfoContent);
 			document.getIncludedNote().add(referenceInfo);
 		}