diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
index 3d17a25e00..ab7993255d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function create($what = 'asset')
     {
+
+
         $subTitleIcon = Config::get('firefly.subIconsByIdentifier.' . $what);
         $subTitle     = trans('firefly.make_new_' . $what . '_account');
 
@@ -211,13 +213,14 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             'name'                   => $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'                   => $request->input('iban'),
             'accountRole'            => $request->input('accountRole'),
             'openingBalance'         => round($request->input('openingBalance'), 2),
             'openingBalanceDate'     => new Carbon((string)$request->input('openingBalanceDate')),
-            'openingBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('balance_currency_id')),
+            'openingBalanceCurrency' => intval($request->input('amount_currency_id_openingBalance')),
 
         ];
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
index a0ff4e9617..578c034176 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/AccountFormRequest.php
@@ -41,18 +41,19 @@ class AccountFormRequest extends Request
         }
 
         return [
-            'id'                   => $idRule,
-            'name'                 => $nameRule,
-            'openingBalance'       => 'numeric',
-            'iban'                 => 'iban',
-            'virtualBalance'       => 'numeric',
-            'openingBalanceDate'   => 'date',
-            'accountRole'          => 'in:' . $accountRoles,
-            'active'               => 'boolean',
-            'ccType'               => 'in:' . $ccPaymentTypes,
-            'ccMonthlyPaymentDate' => 'date',
-            'balance_currency_id'  => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
-            'what'                 => 'in:' . $types
+            'id'                                => $idRule,
+            'name'                              => $nameRule,
+            'openingBalance'                    => 'numeric',
+            'iban'                              => 'iban',
+            'virtualBalance'                    => 'numeric',
+            'openingBalanceDate'                => 'date',
+            'accountRole'                       => 'in:' . $accountRoles,
+            'active'                            => 'boolean',
+            'ccType'                            => 'in:' . $ccPaymentTypes,
+            'ccMonthlyPaymentDate'              => 'date',
+            'amount_currency_id_openingBalance' => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
+            'amount_currency_id_virtualBalance' => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
+            'what'                              => 'in:' . $types
         ];
     }
 }