diff --git a/addons/account/models/chart_template.py b/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
index c5110e26c21..7371d58de40 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
@@ -245,9 +245,10 @@ class AccountChartTemplate(models.AbstractModel):
                 lang = self._get_untranslatable_fields_target_language(company.chart_template, company)
                 translated_code = self._get_field_translation(journal_data, 'code', lang)
                 if 'code' in journal_data:
+                    journal_code = translated_code or journal_data['code']
                     journal = self.env['account.journal'].with_context(active_test=False).search([
                         *self.env['account.journal']._check_company_domain(company),
-                        ('code', 'in', (journal_data['code'], translated_code)),
+                        ('code', '=', journal_code),
                     ])
                 # Try to match by journal name to avoid conflict in the unique constraint on the mail alias
                 translated_name = self._get_field_translation(journal_data, 'name', lang)