diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index d0e9c501bb9..abd246ef331 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@ class account_journal(osv.osv):
     def write(self, cr, uid, ids, vals, context=None):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
+        if isinstance(ids, (int, long)):
+            ids = [ids]
         for journal in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             if 'company_id' in vals and journal.company_id.id != vals['company_id']:
                 move_lines = self.pool.get('account.move.line').search(cr, uid, [('journal_id', 'in', ids)])