diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b4894d1b1f9cc865250ad81141659c8f69297eb..3f0a31e11e13f8ac6660c4c155072da4ba1e4823 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BASE=ordernumbers
 PLATTFORM=woocommerce
 VENDOR=opentools
-VERSION=1.4.2
+VERSION=1.4.3
 DIR = $(shell pwd)
 SVNDIR=wordpress-plugin-svn
 
diff --git a/ordernumbers_woocommerce_basic.php b/ordernumbers_woocommerce_basic.php
index 4d3c3beb261f9ce24907e55838b09eb5e7b2abb6..4720b9dc4ddb713ea5b729271d8d3078bc233e68 100644
--- a/ordernumbers_woocommerce_basic.php
+++ b/ordernumbers_woocommerce_basic.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class OpenToolsOrdernumbersBasic {
 	 * The hook to assign a customized order number (unless the order already has one assigned)
 	 */
 	function assign_new_ordernumber($orderid, $order, $update=true) {
-		if ((!$update) /*&& ($order->post_status == 'auto-draft')*/) {
+		if ((!$update) /*&& ($order->get_status() == 'auto-draft')*/) {
 			// New order => assign placeholder, which will later be overwritten the real order number
 			$this->update_order_meta($orderid, $this->ordernumber_meta.'ordernumber', $this->ordernumber_new_placeholder);
 		}
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class OpenToolsOrdernumbersBasic {
 			return;
 		}
 		$number = $this->get_order_meta( $order, $this->ordernumber_meta.'ordernumber');
-		if ($number == $this->ordernumber_new_placeholder/* && $order->post_status != 'auto-draft'*/) {
+		if ($number == $this->ordernumber_new_placeholder && $order->get_status() != 'auto-draft') {
 			$number = $this->generateNumber($orderid, $order, 'ordernumber');
 			// Assign a new number
 		}
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index daf21917803dfe94e3c286683d6269a8daa30d0c..f1913efd108584c9b7d892e9988fe8106570976a 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Contributors: opentools
 Tags: WooCommerce, Order numbers, orders
 Requires at least: 4.0
 Tested up to: 4.8
-Stable tag: 1.4.2
+Stable tag: 1.4.3
 License: GPLv3 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ The Advanced Ordernumbers for WooCommerce plugin supports some invoicing plugins
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.4.3 =
+* Delay order number creation when creating orders manually in the backend (broken with 1.4.0)
+
 = 1.4.2 =
 * Allow comparing arrays with empty value in the variable definitions
 
diff --git a/releases/opentools-woocommerce-ordernumbers-advanced_v1.4.3.zip b/releases/opentools-woocommerce-ordernumbers-advanced_v1.4.3.zip
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/releases/opentools-woocommerce-ordernumbers-basic_v1.4.3.zip b/releases/opentools-woocommerce-ordernumbers-basic_v1.4.3.zip
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers.php b/woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers.php
index e40dc8b33944d013bdeea0f22ceb101416601050..bb226b4548151dde5fd5eba75788e19c59872a3e 100644
--- a/woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers.php
+++ b/woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Woocommerce Advanced Ordernumbers
  * Plugin URI: http://open-tools.net/woocommerce/advanced-ordernumbers-for-woocommerce.html
  * Description: Lets the user freely configure the order numbers in WooCommerce.
- * Version: 1.4.2
+ * Version: 1.4.3
  * Author: Open Tools
  * Author URI: http://open-tools.net
  * Text Domain: woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers
diff --git a/woocommerce-basic-ordernumbers.php b/woocommerce-basic-ordernumbers.php
index 5a59c1fd66287221a9a995f7fee9fb077ba79757..f984f71cb82a60fae708d09c832b00a7ff42fb17 100644
--- a/woocommerce-basic-ordernumbers.php
+++ b/woocommerce-basic-ordernumbers.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: WooCommerce Basic Ordernumbers
  * Plugin URI: http://open-tools.net/woocommerce/advanced-ordernumbers-for-woocommerce.html
  * Description: Configure WooCommerce ordernumbers to have a running counter and arbitrary, fixed text (prefix / postfix).
- * Version: 1.4.2
+ * Version: 1.4.3
  * Author: Open Tools
  * Author URI: http://open-tools.net
  * Text Domain: woocommerce-advanced-ordernumbers