diff --git a/addons/account/res_config.py b/addons/account/res_config.py
index ed0f3142f72..30c6e6175e9 100644
--- a/addons/account/res_config.py
+++ b/addons/account/res_config.py
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ class account_configuration(osv.osv_memory):
             'paypal_account': company.paypal_account,
             'company_footer': company.rml_footer2,
         }
+        for journal_type in ('sale', 'sale_refund', 'purchase', 'purchase_refund'):
+            values.update({
+                journal_type + '_journal_id': False,
+                journal_type + '_sequence_prefix': False,
+                journal_type + '_sequence_next': False,
+            })
         journal_obj = self.pool.get('account.journal')
         journal_ids = journal_obj.search(cr, uid, [('company_id', '=', company_id)])
         for journal in journal_obj.browse(cr, uid, journal_ids):
diff --git a/addons/account/res_config_view.xml b/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
index a72e221cf67..59700783857 100644
--- a/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
                             <button name="configure_fiscalyear" string="Configure Fiscalyear" icon="gtk-execute" type="object"/>
                        </group>
                     </group>
-                    <field name="company_id" widget="selection" readonly="1" on_change="onchange_company_id(company_id)" attrs="{'invisible': [('has_default_company', '=', True)]} " />
+                    <field name="company_id" widget="selection" on_change="onchange_company_id(company_id)"
+                        attrs="{'invisible': [('has_default_company', '=', True)]}"/>
                     <separator string="Accounting Configuration" colspan="4"/>
                     <group col="4" colspan="4">
                         <field name ="complete_tax_set" invisible="1"/>