diff --git a/app/Handlers/Events/ConnectJournalToPiggyBank.php b/app/Handlers/Events/ConnectJournalToPiggyBank.php
index 49ab175576..73329f983b 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Events/ConnectJournalToPiggyBank.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Events/ConnectJournalToPiggyBank.php
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class ConnectJournalToPiggyBank
         /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
         $journal     = $event->journal;
         $piggyBankId = $event->piggyBankId;
+        if(intval($piggyBankId) < 1) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         Log::debug('JournalCreated event: ' . $journal->id . ', ' . $piggyBankId);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
index d3802d8008..038542c0bc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/JournalFormRequest.php
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class JournalFormRequest extends Request
             case 'transfer':
                 $rules['account_from_id'] = 'required|exists:accounts,id|belongsToUser:accounts|different:account_to_id';
                 $rules['account_to_id']   = 'required|exists:accounts,id|belongsToUser:accounts|different:account_from_id';
-                $rules['piggy_bank_id']   = 'exists:piggy_banks,id';
                 $rules['category']        = 'between:1,255';
                 break;
             default: