diff --git a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
index 1f9930519c..8bf49ad731 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Journal/JournalRepository.php
@@ -267,13 +267,15 @@ class JournalRepository implements JournalRepositoryInterface
         // update the from and to transaction.
         /** @var Transaction $transaction */
         foreach ($journal->transactions()->get() as $transaction) {
-            if ($transaction->account_id === $from->id) {
+            if (floatval($transaction->amount) < 0) {
                 // this is the from transaction, negative amount:
-                $transaction->amount = $data['amount'] * -1;
+                $transaction->amount     = $data['amount'] * -1;
+                $transaction->account_id = $from->id;
                 $transaction->save();
             }
-            if ($transaction->account_id === $to->id) {
+            if (floatval($transaction->amount) > 0) {
                 $transaction->amount = $data['amount'];
+                $transaction->account_id = $to->id;
                 $transaction->save();
             }
         }