diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index b408482262..d906c5ce5d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $subTitleIcon = config('firefly.subIconsByIdentifier.' . $account->accountType->type);
         $subTitle     = $account->name;
         $range        = Preferences::get('viewRange', '1M')->data;
+        $start        = session('start', Navigation::startOfPeriod(new Carbon, $range));
+        $end          = session('end', Navigation::endOfPeriod(new Carbon, $range));
+        $page         = intval(Input::get('page')) === 0 ? 1 : intval(Input::get('page'));
+        $pageSize     = intval(Preferences::get('transactionPageSize', 50)->data);
+        $chartUri     = route('chart.account.single', [$account->id]);
 
-        $start    = session('start', Navigation::startOfPeriod(new Carbon, $range));
-        $end      = session('end', Navigation::endOfPeriod(new Carbon, $range));
-        $page     = intval(Input::get('page')) === 0 ? 1 : intval(Input::get('page'));
-        $pageSize = intval(Preferences::get('transactionPageSize', 50)->data);
-        $chartUri = route('chart.account.single', [$account->id]);
         // grab those journals:
         $collector->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))->setRange($start, $end)->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page);
         $journals = $collector->getPaginatedJournals();
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 140b865fd3..b3c916e49b 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     {
         $amount          = $data['openingBalance'];
         $name            = $data['name'];
-        $opposing        = $this->storeOpposingAccount($amount, $name);
+        $opposing        = $this->storeOpposingAccount($name);
         $transactionType = TransactionType::whereType(TransactionType::OPENING_BALANCE)->first();
         $journal         = TransactionJournal::create(
             [
@@ -481,17 +481,16 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return Account
      */
-    protected function storeOpposingAccount(float $amount, string $name): Account
+    protected function storeOpposingAccount(string $name): Account
     {
-        $type         = $amount < 0 ? 'expense' : 'revenue';
         $opposingData = [
-            'accountType'    => $type,
+            'accountType'    => 'initial',
             'name'           => $name . ' initial balance',
             'active'         => false,
             'iban'           => '',
             'virtualBalance' => 0,
         ];
-        Log::debug('Going to create an opening balance opposing account');
+        Log::debug('Going to create an opening balance opposing account.');
 
         return $this->storeAccount($opposingData);
     }