diff --git a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__init__.py b/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__init__.py
index 0650744f6bc..4f57a3eb957 100644
--- a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 from . import models
+from odoo import api, SUPERUSER_ID
+
+def _create_demo_config_param(cr, registry):
+    env = api.Environment(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, {})
+    env['ir.config_parameter'].set_param('account_edi_proxy_client.demo', 'demo')
diff --git a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__manifest__.py b/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__manifest__.py
index 5d20df4a13f..fd9e470872c 100644
--- a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/__manifest__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Odoo database.
     },
     'data': [
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
-        'data/config_demo.xml',
     ],
     'installable': True,
     'application': False,
     'license': 'LGPL-3',
+    'post_init_hook': '_create_demo_config_param',
 }
diff --git a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/data/config_demo.xml b/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/data/config_demo.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ea4b802d62c..00000000000
--- a/addons/account_edi_proxy_client/data/config_demo.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<odoo>
-
-    <record id="account_edi_proxy_client_demo" model="ir.config_parameter">
-        <field name="key">account_edi_proxy_client.demo</field>
-        <field name="value">demo</field>
-    </record>
-
-</odoo>