diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index bad619e64a..7fed6c5cf0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -297,23 +297,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function store(AccountFormRequest $request, ARI $repository)
     {
-        $accountData = [
-            'name'                   => trim($request->input('name')),
-            'accountType'            => $request->input('what'),
-            'virtualBalance'         => round($request->input('virtualBalance'), 2),
-            'virtualBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_virtualBalance')),
-            'active'                 => true,
-            'user'                   => auth()->user()->id,
-            'iban'                   => trim($request->input('iban')),
-            'accountNumber'          => trim($request->input('accountNumber')),
-            'accountRole'            => $request->input('accountRole'),
-            'openingBalance'         => round($request->input('openingBalance'), 2),
-            'openingBalanceDate'     => new Carbon((string)$request->input('openingBalanceDate')),
-            'openingBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_openingBalance')),
-
-        ];
-
-        $account = $repository->store($accountData);
+        $data    = $request->getAccountData();
+        $account = $repository->store($data);
 
         Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_account', ['name' => $account->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
@@ -345,22 +330,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function update(AccountFormRequest $request, ARI $repository, Account $account)
     {
-
-        $accountData = [
-            'name'                   => $request->input('name'),
-            'active'                 => $request->input('active'),
-            'user'                   => auth()->user()->id,
-            'iban'                   => $request->input('iban'),
-            'accountNumber'          => $request->input('accountNumber'),
-            'accountRole'            => $request->input('accountRole'),
-            'virtualBalance'         => round($request->input('virtualBalance'), 2),
-            'openingBalance'         => round($request->input('openingBalance'), 2),
-            'openingBalanceDate'     => new Carbon((string)$request->input('openingBalanceDate')),
-            'openingBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_openingBalance')),
-            'ccType'                 => $request->input('ccType'),
-            'ccMonthlyPaymentDate'   => $request->input('ccMonthlyPaymentDate'),
-        ];
-        $repository->update($account, $accountData);
+        $data    = $request->getAccountData();
+        $repository->update($account, $data);
 
         Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_account', ['name' => $account->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
index 3bad8d5ec6..1264cbc3c7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use Input;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,29 @@ class AccountFormRequest extends Request
         return auth()->check();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getAccountDate(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name'                   => trim($this->input('name')),
+            'active'                 => intval($this->input('active')) === 1,
+            'accountType'            => $this->input('what'),
+            'virtualBalance'         => round($this->input('virtualBalance'), 2),
+            'virtualBalanceCurrency' => intval($this->input('amount_currency_id_virtualBalance')),
+            'user'                   => auth()->user()->id,
+            'iban'                   => trim($this->input('iban')),
+            'accountNumber'          => trim($this->input('accountNumber')),
+            'accountRole'            => $this->input('accountRole'),
+            'openingBalance'         => round($this->input('openingBalance'), 2),
+            'openingBalanceDate'     => new Carbon((string)$this->input('openingBalanceDate')),
+            'openingBalanceCurrency' => intval($this->input('amount_currency_id_openingBalance')),
+            'ccType'                 => $this->input('ccType'),
+            'ccMonthlyPaymentDate'   => $this->input('ccMonthlyPaymentDate'),
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
diff --git a/resources/views/accounts/create.twig b/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
index 0541560806..cc48551a42 100644
--- a/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
+++ b/resources/views/accounts/create.twig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <form action="{{ route('accounts.store') }}" method="post" id="store" class="form-horizontal">
         <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="what" value="{{ what }}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="active" value="1"/>
 
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12">