diff --git a/src/cutecoin/gui/process_cfg_account.py b/src/cutecoin/gui/process_cfg_account.py
index 7792c6b8dee6e94497a7efcc4777af25f47cfaf3..6b26a8080755ff655106f088c88f07b86f838d73 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/gui/process_cfg_account.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/gui/process_cfg_account.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class ProcessConfigureAccount(QDialog, Ui_AccountConfigurationDialog):
 
     def accept(self):
         password = ""
-        if self.account not in self.app.accounts:
+        if self.account.name not in self.app.accounts:
             self.account.name = self.edit_account_name.text()
             try:
                 self.app.add_account(self.account)