diff --git a/addons/account/account_move_line.py b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
index d122da7d19e..e575fbd3f78 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_move_line.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_move_line.py
@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ class account_move_line(osv.osv):
         return data
 
     def _default_get(self, cr, uid, fields, context={}):
+    
+        period_obj = self.pool.get('account.period')
+
+        #check if the period_id changed in the context from client side
+        if context.get('period_id', False):
+            period_id = context.get('period_id')
+            if type(period_id) == str:
+                ids = period_obj.search(cr, uid, [('name','ilike',period_id)])
+                context.update({
+                    'period_id':ids[0]
+                })
+        
         # Compute simple values
         data = super(account_move_line, self).default_get(cr, uid, fields, context)
         # Starts: Manual entry from account.move form
@@ -185,8 +197,6 @@ class account_move_line(osv.osv):
         if not 'move_id' in fields: #we are not in manual entry
             return data
 
-        period_obj = self.pool.get('account.period')
-
         # Compute the current move
         move_id = False
         partner_id = False
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 08d042f4b59..d4c294c76a0 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@
                     <field colspan="4" name="name" select="1"/>
                     <field name="field" select="1"/>
                     <field name="sequence"/>
-<!--                    <newline/>-->
-<!--                    <field name="readonly"/>-->
-<!--                    <field name="required"/>-->
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -287,8 +284,6 @@
                 <tree string="Journal Column">
                     <field name="sequence"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
-<!--                    <field name="required"/>-->
-<!--                    <field name="readonly"/>-->
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>