diff --git a/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.py b/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.py
index a632360..f924738 100644
--- a/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.py
+++ b/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class EbicsXfer(models.TransientModel):
         comodel_name='ebics.config',
         string='EBICS Configuration',
         domain=[('state', '=', 'active')],
-        required=True,
         default=lambda self: self._default_ebics_config_id())
     ebics_passphrase = fields.Char(
         string='EBICS Passphrase')
diff --git a/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.xml b/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.xml
index 392475d..5960998 100644
--- a/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.xml
+++ b/account_ebics/wizard/ebics_xfer.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
         <form string="EBICS File Download">
           <group>
             <separator string="Select your bank :" colspan="2"/>
-            <field name="ebics_config_id" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
+            <field name="ebics_config_id"
+                   required="1"
+                   options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
             <field name="date_from"/>
             <field name="date_to"/>
             <field name="format_id"/>
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@
         <form string="EBICS File Upload">
           <group>
             <separator string="Select your bank :" colspan="2"/>
-            <field name="ebics_config_id" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
+            <field name="ebics_config_id"
+                   required="1"
+                   options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
             <separator string="Select your file :" colspan="2"/>
             <field name="upload_data" filename="upload_fname" required="1"/>
             <field name="upload_fname" invisible="1"/>