diff --git a/app/Support/Steam.php b/app/Support/Steam.php
index 4e6829fffc..da70a85388 100644
--- a/app/Support/Steam.php
+++ b/app/Support/Steam.php
@@ -59,22 +59,24 @@ class Steam
         }
         /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $repository */
         $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
-        $currency = $repository->getAccountCurrency($account) ?? app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser($account->user);
+        $currency   = $repository->getAccountCurrency($account) ?? app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser($account->user);
 
         // first part: get all balances in own currency:
-        $nativeBalance = (string)$account->transactions()
-                                         ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
-                                         ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d 23:59:59'))
-                                         ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', $currency->id)
-                                         ->sum('transactions.amount');
+        $transactions  = $account->transactions()
+                                 ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
+                                 ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d 23:59:59'))
+                                 ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', $currency->id)
+                                 ->get(['transactions.amount'])->toArray();
+        $nativeBalance = $this->sumTransactions($transactions, 'amount');
 
         // get all balances in foreign currency:
-        $foreignBalance = (string)$account->transactions()
-                                          ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
-                                          ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
-                                          ->where('transactions.foreign_currency_id', $currency->id)
-                                          ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', '!=', $currency->id)
-                                          ->sum('transactions.foreign_amount');
+        $transactions   = $account->transactions()
+                                  ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
+                                  ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
+                                  ->where('transactions.foreign_currency_id', $currency->id)
+                                  ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', '!=', $currency->id)
+                                  ->get(['transactions.foreign_amount'])->toArray();
+        $foreignBalance = $this->sumTransactions($transactions, 'foreign_amount');
 
         // check:
         Log::debug(sprintf('Steam::balance. Native balance is "%s"', $nativeBalance));
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ class Steam
         Log::debug(sprintf('Steam::balance. Virtual balance is "%s"', $virtual));
 
         $balance = bcadd($balance, $virtual);
+
         $cache->store($balance);
 
         return $balance;
@@ -114,20 +117,25 @@ class Steam
         $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
         $repository->setUser($account->user);
 
-        $currencyId    = (int)$repository->getMetaValue($account, 'currency_id');
-        $nativeBalance = (string)$account->transactions()
-                                         ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
-                                         ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
-                                         ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', $currencyId)
-                                         ->sum('transactions.amount');
+        $currencyId = (int)$repository->getMetaValue($account, 'currency_id');
+
+
+        $transactions  = $account->transactions()
+                                 ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
+                                 ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
+                                 ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', $currencyId)
+                                 ->get(['transactions.amount'])->toArray();
+        $nativeBalance = $this->sumTransactions($transactions, 'amount');
 
         // get all balances in foreign currency:
-        $foreignBalance = (string)$account->transactions()
-                                          ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
-                                          ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
-                                          ->where('transactions.foreign_currency_id', $currencyId)
-                                          ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', '!=', $currencyId)
-                                          ->sum('transactions.foreign_amount');
+        $transactions = $account->transactions()
+                                ->leftJoin('transaction_journals', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'transactions.transaction_journal_id')
+                                ->where('transaction_journals.date', '<=', $date->format('Y-m-d'))
+                                ->where('transactions.foreign_currency_id', $currencyId)
+                                ->where('transactions.transaction_currency_id', '!=', $currencyId)
+                                ->get(['transactions.foreign_amount'])->toArray();
+
+        $foreignBalance = $this->sumTransactions($transactions, 'foreign_amount');
         $balance        = bcadd($nativeBalance, $foreignBalance);
 
         $cache->store($balance);
@@ -135,6 +143,23 @@ class Steam
         return $balance;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array  $transactions
+     * @param string $key
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function sumTransactions(array $transactions, string $key): string
+    {
+        $sum = '0';
+        /** @var array $transaction */
+        foreach ($transactions as $transaction) {
+            $sum = bcadd($sum, $transaction[$key] ?? '0');
+        }
+
+        return $sum;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the balance for the given account during the whole range, using this format:.
      *