diff --git a/usertype.core/src/main/java/org/jadira/usertype/moneyandcurrency/joda/columnmapper/StringColumnCurrencyUnitMapper.java b/usertype.core/src/main/java/org/jadira/usertype/moneyandcurrency/joda/columnmapper/StringColumnCurrencyUnitMapper.java
index 5e66d038..0bb4df16 100644
--- a/usertype.core/src/main/java/org/jadira/usertype/moneyandcurrency/joda/columnmapper/StringColumnCurrencyUnitMapper.java
+++ b/usertype.core/src/main/java/org/jadira/usertype/moneyandcurrency/joda/columnmapper/StringColumnCurrencyUnitMapper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ public CurrencyUnit fromNonNullValue(String s) {
 
     @Override
     public String toNonNullValue(CurrencyUnit value) {
-        return value.getCurrencyCode();
+        return value.getCode();
     }
 }