diff --git a/addons/account/installer.py b/addons/account/installer.py
index 6f62b9869e9..9d514199cbe 100644
--- a/addons/account/installer.py
+++ b/addons/account/installer.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class account_installer(osv.osv_memory):
         'bank_accounts_id': fields.one2many('account.bank.accounts.wizard', 'bank_account_id', 'Your Bank and Cash Accounts'),
         'sale_tax': fields.float('Sale Tax(%)'),
         'purchase_tax': fields.float('Purchase Tax(%)'),
-        'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', required=True),
+        'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company'),
     }
 
     def _default_company(self, cr, uid, context=None):
@@ -579,6 +579,11 @@ class account_installer(osv.osv_memory):
         ir_values = self.pool.get('ir.values')
         record = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)[0]
         company_id = record.company_id
+        
+        if not company_id:
+            user = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context)
+            raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning'), _('It seems that there is no company selected or %s already has an accounting configuration. If you want to set the accounting configuration for any company other than the main one, please make sure that you belong to the group Usability/Extended View') % (user.company_id.name))
+        
         for res in self.read(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             if record.charts == 'configurable':
                 fp = tools.file_open(opj('account', 'configurable_account_chart.xml'))