diff --git a/addons/account/models/res_config_settings.py b/addons/account/models/res_config_settings.py
index eaa379d27da..ada8a261cdb 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/res_config_settings.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/res_config_settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
         domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id), ('type', '=', 'general')]",
         help='The accounting journal where automatic exchange differences will be registered')
     has_chart_of_accounts = fields.Boolean(compute='_compute_has_chart_of_accounts', string='Company has a chart of accounts')
-    chart_template_id = fields.Many2one('account.chart.template', string='Template',
+    chart_template_id = fields.Many2one('account.chart.template', string='Template', default=lambda self: self.env.company.chart_template_id,
         domain="[('visible','=', True)]")
     sale_tax_id = fields.Many2one('account.tax', string="Default Sale Tax", related='company_id.account_sale_tax_id', readonly=False)
     purchase_tax_id = fields.Many2one('account.tax', string="Default Purchase Tax", related='company_id.account_purchase_tax_id', readonly=False)
@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
         super(ResConfigSettings, self).set_values()
         if self.group_multi_currency:
             self.env.ref('base.group_user').write({'implied_ids': [(4, self.env.ref('product.group_sale_pricelist').id)]})
-        """ install a chart of accounts for the given company (if required) """
+        # install a chart of accounts for the given company (if required)
         if self.chart_template_id and self.chart_template_id != self.company_id.chart_template_id:
             self.chart_template_id._load(15.0, 15.0, self.env.company)
 
     @api.depends('company_id')
     def _compute_has_chart_of_accounts(self):
         self.has_chart_of_accounts = bool(self.company_id.chart_template_id)
-        self.chart_template_id = self.company_id.chart_template_id or False
         self.has_accounting_entries = self.env['account.chart.template'].existing_accounting(self.company_id)
 
     @api.onchange('show_line_subtotals_tax_selection')