diff --git a/addons/account/report/account_balance.py b/addons/account/report/account_balance.py
index 00fa1f58ff6..d077042e698 100644
--- a/addons/account/report/account_balance.py
+++ b/addons/account/report/account_balance.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class account_balance(report_sxw.rml_parse, common_report_header):
 
         ctx['fiscalyear'] = form['fiscalyear_id']
         if form['filter'] == 'filter_period':
-            ctx['periods'] = form['periods']
+            ctx['period_from'] = form['period_from']
+            ctx['period_to'] = form['period_to']
         elif form['filter'] == 'filter_date':
             ctx['date_from'] = form['date_from']
             ctx['date_to'] =  form['date_to']