diff --git a/addons/account_bank_statement_import/account_bank_statement_import.py b/addons/account_bank_statement_import/account_bank_statement_import.py
index 87e2de0d860..85cb6a6f103 100644
--- a/addons/account_bank_statement_import/account_bank_statement_import.py
+++ b/addons/account_bank_statement_import/account_bank_statement_import.py
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ class AccountBankStatementImport(models.TransientModel):
         if no_st_line:
             raise UserError(_('This file doesn\'t contain any transaction.'))
 
+    def _check_journal_bank_account(self, journal, account_number):
+        return journal.bank_account_id.sanitized_acc_number == account_number
+
     def _find_additional_data(self, currency_code, account_number):
         """ Look for a res.currency and account.journal using values extracted from the
             statement and make sure it's consistent.
@@ -138,12 +141,13 @@ class AccountBankStatementImport(models.TransientModel):
             # No bank account on the journal : create one from the account number of the statement
             if journal and not journal.bank_account_id:
                 journal.set_bank_account(account_number)
-            # Already a bank account on the journal : check it's the same as on the statement
-            elif journal and journal.bank_account_id.sanitized_acc_number != sanitized_account_number:
-                raise UserError(_('The account of this statement (%s) is not the same as the journal (%s).') % (account_number, journal.bank_account_id.acc_number))
             # No journal passed to the wizard : try to find one using the account number of the statement
             elif not journal:
                 journal = journal_obj.search([('bank_account_id.sanitized_acc_number', '=', sanitized_account_number)])
+            # Already a bank account on the journal : check it's the same as on the statement
+            else:
+                if not self._check_journal_bank_account(journal, sanitized_account_number):
+                    raise UserError(_('The account of this statement (%s) is not the same as the journal (%s).') % (account_number, journal.bank_account_id.acc_number))
 
         # If importing into an existing journal, its currency must be the same as the bank statement
         if journal: