diff --git a/addons/account/static/src/js/account_portal_sidebar.js b/addons/account/static/src/js/account_portal_sidebar.js
index 3b0ab0e6afe..5323c09e0f3 100644
--- a/addons/account/static/src/js/account_portal_sidebar.js
+++ b/addons/account/static/src/js/account_portal_sidebar.js
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
-odoo.define('account.AccountPortalSidebar', function (require) {
+odoo.define('account.AccountPortalSidebar.instance', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 require('web.dom_ready');
+var AccountPortalSidebar = require('account.AccountPortalSidebar');
+
+if (!$('.o_portal_invoice_sidebar').length) {
+    return $.Deferred().reject("DOM doesn't contain '.o_portal_invoice_sidebar'");
+}
+
+var account_portal_sidebar = new AccountPortalSidebar();
+return account_portal_sidebar.attachTo($('.o_portal_invoice_sidebar')).then(function () {
+    return account_portal_sidebar;
+});
+});
+
+//==============================================================================
+
+odoo.define('account.AccountPortalSidebar', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+
 var PortalSidebar = require('portal.PortalSidebar');
 
 var AccountPortalSidebar = PortalSidebar.extend({
@@ -46,13 +63,6 @@ var AccountPortalSidebar = PortalSidebar.extend({
     },
 });
 
-$(function () {
-    if (!$('.o_portal_invoice_sidebar').length) {
-        return $.Deferred().reject("DOM doesn't contain '.o_portal_invoice_sidebar'");
-    }
-    var account_portal_sidebar = new AccountPortalSidebar();
-    account_portal_sidebar.attachTo($('.o_portal_invoice_sidebar'));
-});
 
 return AccountPortalSidebar;
 });
diff --git a/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal_sidebar.js b/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal_sidebar.js
index df5c8940c76..937655d1d97 100644
--- a/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal_sidebar.js
+++ b/addons/portal/static/src/js/portal_sidebar.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 odoo.define('portal.PortalSidebar', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
-require('web.dom_ready');
 var config = require('web.config');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');