diff --git a/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentActions.php b/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentActions.php
index 011c3f2..5781d89 100644
--- a/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentActions.php
+++ b/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentActions.php
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class KTDocumentCancelCheckOutAction extends KTDocumentAction {
         }
         
         // checkout cancelled transaction
-        $oDocumentTransaction = & new DocumentTransaction($this->oDocument, "Document checked out cancelled", 'ktcore.transactions.force_checkin');
+        $oDocumentTransaction = & new DocumentTransaction($this->oDocument, $data['reason'], 'ktcore.transactions.force_checkin');
         $res = $oDocumentTransaction->create();
         if (PEAR::isError($res) || ($res === false)) {
             $this->rollbackTransaction();