diff --git a/addons/account/security/account_security.xml b/addons/account/security/account_security.xml
index 1f577711a6c..efb437ea246 100644
--- a/addons/account/security/account_security.xml
+++ b/addons/account/security/account_security.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@
         <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('group_account_invoice'))]"/>
     </record>
 
-    <!-- Grant full accounting features to admin -->
     <record id="base.user_admin" model="res.users">
-        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4, ref('account.group_account_user'))]"/>
+        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4, ref('account.group_account_invoice'))]"/>
     </record>
 
     <record id="base.group_system" model="res.groups">
diff --git a/addons/account/tests/test_reconciliation_widget.py b/addons/account/tests/test_reconciliation_widget.py
index f564b59380d..07700717439 100644
--- a/addons/account/tests/test_reconciliation_widget.py
+++ b/addons/account/tests/test_reconciliation_widget.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class TestUi(odoo.tests.HttpCase):
         if not bank_stmt:
              _logger.exception('Could not find bank statement BNK/2014/001')
 
+        # To be able to test reconciliation, admin user must have access to accounting features, so we give him the right group for that
+        self.env.ref('base.user_admin').write({'groups_id': [(4, self.env.ref('account.group_account_user').id)]})
+
         self.phantom_js("/web#statement_ids=" + str(bank_stmt.id) + "&action=bank_statement_reconciliation_view",
             "odoo.__DEBUG__.services['web_tour.tour'].run('bank_statement_reconciliation')",
             "odoo.__DEBUG__.services['web_tour.tour'].tours.bank_statement_reconciliation.ready", login="admin")