diff --git a/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php b/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
index 63a26b31e9..92f18e7dd0 100644
--- a/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
+++ b/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ class TransactionJournalFactory
         $this->accountValidator->setTransactionType($transactionType);
 
         // validate source account.
-        $sourceId    = property_exists($data, 'source_id') ? (int) $data['source_id'] : null;
-        $sourceName  = property_exists($data, 'source_name') ? (string) $data['source_name'] : null;
+        $sourceId    = $data['source_id'] ? (int) $data['source_id'] : null;
+        $sourceName  = $data['source_name'] ? (string) $data['source_name'] : null;
         $validSource = $this->accountValidator->validateSource($sourceId, $sourceName, null);
 
         // do something with result:
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ class TransactionJournalFactory
         }
         Log::debug('Source seems valid.');
         // validate destination account
-        $destinationId    = property_exists($data, 'destination_id') ? (int) $data['destination_id'] : null;
-        $destinationName  = property_exists($data, 'destination_name') ? (string) $data['destination_name'] : null;
+        $destinationId    = $data['destination_id'] ? (int) $data['destination_id'] : null;
+        $destinationName  = $data['destination_name'] ? (string) $data['destination_name'] : null;
         $validDestination = $this->accountValidator->validateDestination($destinationId, $destinationName, null);
         // do something with result:
         if (false === $validDestination) {