diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
index 58a68a45fa..791d0cbfeb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class NewUserController extends Controller
             $creditCard    = $repository->store($creditAccount);
 
             // store meta for CC:
-            AccountMeta::create(['name' => 'ccType', 'data' => 'monthlyFull', 'account_id' => $creditCard->id,]);
-            AccountMeta::create(['name' => 'ccMonthlyPaymentDate', 'data' => Carbon::now()->year . '-01-01', 'account_id' => $creditCard->id,]);
+            $repository->storeMeta($creditCard, 'ccType', 'monthlyFull');
+            $repository->storeMeta($creditCard, 'ccMonthlyPaymentDate', Carbon::now()->year . '-01-01');
 
         }
         Session::flash('success', 'New account(s) created!');
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 64ffdca545..da148f936f 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $account
+     * @param $name
+     * @param $value
+     *
+     * @return AccountMeta
+     */
+    public function storeMeta($account, $name, $value): AccountMeta
+    {
+        return AccountMeta::create(['name' => $name, 'data' => $value, 'account_id' => $account->id,]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
index cd2b8520a5..40a40d2c6d 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Repositories\Account;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
+use FireflyIII\Models\AccountMeta;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Preference;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
@@ -138,6 +139,15 @@ interface AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function store(array $data) : Account;
 
+    /**
+     * @param $account
+     * @param $name
+     * @param $value
+     *
+     * @return AccountMeta
+     */
+    public function storeMeta($account, $name, $value): AccountMeta;
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */