diff --git a/addons/account/demo/account_demo.xml b/addons/account/demo/account_demo.xml
index 8a450c0b6aa..5ee0385f858 100644
--- a/addons/account/demo/account_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/account/demo/account_demo.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,18 @@
         Fiscal Periods
         -->    
         
+        <record id="period_0" model="account.period">
+            <field eval="'00/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
+            <field eval="'X Opening Period '+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
+            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
+            <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-01-01'" name="date_start"/>
+            <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-01-01'" name="date_stop"/>
+            <field name="company_id" ref="base.main_company"/>
+        </record>
         <record id="period_1" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'01/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 01/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-01-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-01-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -30,7 +38,6 @@
         <record id="period_2" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'02/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 02/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-02-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <!-- for the last day of February, we have to compute the day before March 1st -->
@@ -40,7 +47,6 @@
         <record id="period_3" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'03/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 03/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-03-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-03-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -49,7 +55,6 @@
         <record id="period_4" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'04/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 04/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-04-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-04-30'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -58,7 +63,6 @@
         <record id="period_5" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'05/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 05/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-05-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-05-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -68,7 +72,6 @@
             <field eval="'06/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 06/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-06-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-06-30'" name="date_stop"/>
             <field name="company_id" ref="base.main_company"/>
@@ -76,7 +79,6 @@
         <record id="period_7" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'07/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 07/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-07-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-07-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@
         <record id="period_8" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'08/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 08/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-08-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-08-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@
         <record id="period_9" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'09/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 09/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-09-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-09-30'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
         <record id="period_10" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'10/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 10/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-10-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-10-31'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@
         <record id="period_11" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'11/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 11/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-11-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-11-30'" name="date_stop"/>
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@
         <record id="period_12" model="account.period">
             <field eval="'12/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="code"/>
             <field eval="'X 12/'+time.strftime('%Y')" name="name"/>
-            <field eval="True" name="special"/>
             <field name="fiscalyear_id" ref="data_fiscalyear"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-12-01'" name="date_start"/>
             <field eval="time.strftime('%Y')+'-12-31'" name="date_stop"/>