diff --git a/src/wallet/test/accounting_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/accounting_tests.cpp
index ad2f081b4..6fc3a32ae 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/accounting_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/accounting_tests.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(acc_orderupgrade)
     ae.nTime = 1333333333;
     ae.strOtherAccount = "b";
     ae.strComment = "";
-    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae, walletdb);
+    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae);
 
     wtx.mapValue["comment"] = "z";
     pwalletMain->AddToWallet(wtx);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(acc_orderupgrade)
 
     ae.nTime = 1333333336;
     ae.strOtherAccount = "c";
-    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae, walletdb);
+    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae);
 
     GetResults(walletdb, results);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(acc_orderupgrade)
     ae.nTime = 1333333330;
     ae.strOtherAccount = "d";
     ae.nOrderPos = pwalletMain->IncOrderPosNext();
-    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae, walletdb);
+    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae);
 
     GetResults(walletdb, results);
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(acc_orderupgrade)
     ae.nTime = 1333333334;
     ae.strOtherAccount = "e";
     ae.nOrderPos = -1;
-    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae, walletdb);
+    pwalletMain->AddAccountingEntry(ae);
 
     GetResults(walletdb, results);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index fe9671926..1d7ddd99a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ bool CWallet::AccountMove(std::string strFrom, std::string strTo, CAmount nAmoun
     debit.nTime = nNow;
     debit.strOtherAccount = strTo;
     debit.strComment = strComment;
-    AddAccountingEntry(debit, walletdb);
+    AddAccountingEntry(debit, &walletdb);
 
     // Credit
     CAccountingEntry credit;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ bool CWallet::AccountMove(std::string strFrom, std::string strTo, CAmount nAmoun
     credit.nTime = nNow;
     credit.strOtherAccount = strFrom;
     credit.strComment = strComment;
-    AddAccountingEntry(credit, walletdb);
+    AddAccountingEntry(credit, &walletdb);
 
     if (!walletdb.TxnCommit())
         return false;
@@ -2512,9 +2512,16 @@ void CWallet::ListAccountCreditDebit(const std::string& strAccount, std::list<CA
     return walletdb.ListAccountCreditDebit(strAccount, entries);
 }
 
-bool CWallet::AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry, CWalletDB & pwalletdb)
+bool CWallet::AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry)
 {
-    if (!pwalletdb.WriteAccountingEntry_Backend(acentry))
+    CWalletDB walletdb(strWalletFile);
+
+    return AddAccountingEntry(acentry, &walletdb);
+}
+
+bool CWallet::AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry& acentry, CWalletDB *pwalletdb)
+{
+    if (!pwalletdb->WriteAccountingEntry_Backend(acentry))
         return false;
 
     laccentries.push_back(acentry);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 2b978ba1e..584f01320 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ public:
     bool CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, CConnman* connman);
 
     void ListAccountCreditDebit(const std::string& strAccount, std::list<CAccountingEntry>& entries);
-    bool AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry&, CWalletDB & pwalletdb);
+    bool AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry&);
+    bool AddAccountingEntry(const CAccountingEntry&, CWalletDB *pwalletdb);
 
     static CFeeRate minTxFee;
     static CFeeRate fallbackFee;