diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
index 77f9e08b4d..6f8f18ac90 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
@@ -660,7 +660,8 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
         // submit to factory:
         $submission = [
             'group_title'  => null,
-            'user'         => $account->user_id,
+            'user'         => $account->user,
+            'user_group'    =>  $account->user->userGroup,
             'transactions' => [
                 [
                     'type'             => 'Opening balance',
@@ -669,7 +670,8 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
                     'source_name'      => $sourceName,
                     'destination_id'   => $destId,
                     'destination_name' => $destName,
-                    'user'             => $account->user_id,
+                    'user'             => $account->user,
+                    'user_group' => $account->user->userGroup,
                     'currency_id'      => $currency->id,
                     'order'            => 0,
                     'amount'           => $amount,