diff --git a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
index 8bf49ad731..484aca23f3 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Log;
 
 /**
  * Class JournalRepository
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
                     $toType = AccountType::where('type', 'Cash account')->first();
                     $to     = Account::firstOrCreate(['user_id' => $data['user'], 'account_type_id' => $toType->id, 'name' => 'Cash account', 'active' => 1]);
                 }
+                Log::error('Could not store TO account for Withdrawal (Expense account) because: ' .$to->getErrors()->toJson());
                 break;
 
             case 'Deposit':
diff --git a/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php b/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
index c4ecc34cd3..a3323f06f6 100644
--- a/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
+++ b/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
     public function validateUniqueAccountForUser($attribute, $value, $parameters)
     {
         // get account type from data, we must have this:
-        $type     = isset($this->data['what']) ? $this->data['what'] : null;
+        $validTypes = [array_keys(Config::get('firefly.subTitlesByIdentifier'))];
+
+        $type     = isset($this->data['what']) && in_array($this->data['what'],$validTypes) ? $this->data['what'] : null;
         // some fallback:
         if(is_null($type)) {
-            $type = Input::get('what');
+            $type = in_array(Input::get('what'),$validTypes) ? Input::get('what') : null;
         }
         // still null?
         if(is_null($type)) {