diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue b/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
index 946ea18cca..a7896add70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transactions/Create.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           v-on:set-bill="storeField($event)"
           v-on:set-tags="storeField($event)"
           v-on:set-piggy-bank="storeField($event)"
-          v-on:set-internal-reference="storeInternalReference(index, $event)"
+          v-on:set-internal-reference="storeField($event)"
           v-on:set-external-url="storeExternalUrl(index, $event)"
           v-on:set-notes="storeNotes(index, $event)"
           v-on:set-links="storeLinks(index, $event)"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionInternalReference.vue b/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionInternalReference.vue
index 268092f4e8..a5280767bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionInternalReference.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transactions/TransactionInternalReference.vue
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default {
       this.availableFields = value;
     },
     reference: function (value) {
-      this.$emit('set-internal-reference', value);
+      this.$emit('set-internal-reference', {field: 'internal_reference', index: this.index, value: value});
     }
   }
 }