diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
index 78f9e7179c..8b11d50ed8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
 
         // get all inactive budgets, and simply list them:
         $inactive         = $this->repository->getInactiveBudgets();
-        $primaryCurrency  = $this->primaryCurrency;
 
         return view(
             'budgets.index',
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
                 'budgets',
                 'currencies',
                 'periodTitle',
-                'primaryCurrency',
                 'activeDaysPassed',
                 'activeDaysLeft',
                 'inactive',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index dc282fbc07..cdfa0c38f9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ abstract class Controller extends BaseController
                     View::share('language', $language);
                     View::share('locale', $locale);
                     View::share('convertToPrimary', $this->convertToPrimary);
+                    View::share('primaryCurrency', $this->primaryCurrency);
                     View::share('shownDemo', $shownDemo);
                     View::share('current_route_name', $page);
                     View::share('original_route_name', Route::currentRouteName());