diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_order_management.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_order_management.js.coffee
index 03ca6cbbde..f8369a063f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_order_management.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/bulk_order_management.js.coffee
@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ orderManagementModule.controller "AdminOrderMgmtCtrl", [
     $scope.resetLineItems = ->
       $scope.lineItems = $scope.orders.reduce (lineItems,order) ->
         for i,line_item of order.line_items
+          $scope.matchSupplier line_item
           line_item.order = order
         lineItems.concat order.line_items
       , []
+
+    $scope.matchSupplier = (line_item) ->
+      for i of $scope.suppliers
+        supplier = $scope.suppliers[i]
+        if angular.equals(supplier, line_item.supplier)
+          line_item.supplier = supplier
+          break
 ]
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diff --git a/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
index 85c55d6bf2..d9e63dd0e6 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/bulk_order_management_spec.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ feature %q{
 
       it "displays a column for producer" do
         page.should have_selector "th.producer", text: "PRODUCER", :visible => true
-        page.should have_selector "td.producer", text: li1.supplier.name, :visible => true
-        page.should have_selector "td.producer", text: li2.supplier.name, :visible => true
+        page.should have_selector "td.producer", text: li1.product.supplier.name, :visible => true
+        page.should have_selector "td.producer", text: li2.product.supplier.name, :visible => true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_order_management_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_order_management_spec.js.coffee
index c3c843fedb..27cc3d870a 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_order_management_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_order_management_spec.js.coffee
@@ -36,19 +36,21 @@ describe "AdminOrderMgmtCtrl", ->
       expect(scope.resetOrders).toHaveBeenCalledWith "list of orders"
 
   describe "resetting orders", ->
-    it "sets the value of $scope.orders to the data received", ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      spyOn(scope, "resetLineItems").andReturn "nothing"
       scope.resetOrders "list of orders"
+
+    it "sets the value of $scope.orders to the data received", ->
       expect(scope.orders).toEqual "list of orders"
 
     it "makes a call to $scope.resetLineItems", ->
-      spyOn scope, "resetLineItems"
-      scope.resetOrders "list of orders"
       expect(scope.resetLineItems).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
   describe "resetting line items", ->
     order1 = order2 = order3 = null
 
     beforeEach ->
+      spyOn(scope, "matchSupplier").andReturn "nothing"
       order1 = { line_items: [ { name: "line_item1.1" }, { name: "line_item1.1" }, { name: "line_item1.1" } ] }
       order2 = { line_items: [ { name: "line_item2.1" }, { name: "line_item2.1" }, { name: "line_item2.1" } ] }
       order3 = { line_items: [ { name: "line_item3.1" }, { name: "line_item3.1" }, { name: "line_item3.1" } ] }
@@ -64,4 +66,33 @@ describe "AdminOrderMgmtCtrl", ->
     it "adds a reference to the parent order to each line item", ->
       expect(scope.lineItems[0].order).toEqual order1
       expect(scope.lineItems[3].order).toEqual order2
-      expect(scope.lineItems[6].order).toEqual order3
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+      expect(scope.lineItems[6].order).toEqual order3
+
+    it "calls matchSupplier for each line item", ->
+      expect(scope.matchSupplier.calls.length).toEqual 9
+
+  describe "matching supplier", ->
+    it "changes the supplier of the line_item to the one which matches it from the suppliers list", ->
+      s1_s =
+        id: 1
+        name: "S1"
+
+      s2_s =
+        id: 2
+        name: "S2"
+
+      s1_l =
+        id: 1
+        name: "S1"
+
+      expect(s1_s is s1_l).not.toEqual true
+      scope.suppliers = [
+        s1_s
+        s2_s
+      ]
+      line_item =
+        id: 10
+        supplier: s1_l
+
+      scope.matchSupplier line_item
+      expect(line_item.supplier is s1_s).toEqual true
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diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_product_update_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_product_update_spec.js.coffee
index 2f5857e7f3..72096f6fb1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_product_update_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/bulk_product_update_spec.js.coffee
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ describe "AdminProductEditCtrl", ->
         supplier: s1_p
 
       scope.matchSupplier product
-      expect(product.supplier).toEqual s1_s
+      expect(product.supplier is s1_s).toEqual true
 
 
   describe "loading variant unit", ->