diff --git a/app/lib/Firefly/Storage/Account/EloquentAccountRepository.php b/app/lib/Firefly/Storage/Account/EloquentAccountRepository.php
index 5c03c33304..ce88daa031 100644
--- a/app/lib/Firefly/Storage/Account/EloquentAccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/lib/Firefly/Storage/Account/EloquentAccountRepository.php
@@ -17,14 +17,47 @@ class EloquentAccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     }
 
     public function store() {
-        $account = new \Account;
-        $account->name = Input::get('name');
 
-        if($account->isValid()) {
-            
+
+        $default = \AccountType::where('description','Default account')->first();
+        $balanceAT = \AccountType::where('description','Initial balance account')->first();
+
+        $account = new \Account;
+        $account->active = true;
+
+        $account->user()->associate(\Auth::user());
+        $account->name = \Input::get('name');
+        $account->accountType()->associate($default);
+
+        if(!$account->isValid()) {
+            \Log::error('Could not create account: ' . $account->validator->messages()->first());
+            $this->validator = $account->validator;
+            return false;
         }
-        $this->validator = $account->validator;
-        return false;
+
+        $account->save();
+
+        $balance = floatval(\Input::get('openingbalance'));
+        if($balance != 0.00) {
+            // create account
+            $initial = new \Account;
+            $account->active = false;
+
+            $account->user()->associate(\Auth::user());
+            $account->name = \Input::get('name').' initial balance';
+            $account->accountType()->associate($balanceAT);
+            $account->save();
+
+            // create journal (access helper!)
+
+
+            // create journal
+
+            // create transaction
+
+            // create
+        }
+
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/models/Account.php b/app/models/Account.php
index ffc5863ca9..42102906a1 100644
--- a/app/models/Account.php
+++ b/app/models/Account.php
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ class Account extends Elegant
 
     public static $rules
         = [
-            'name'        => 'required|between:100,100',
+            'name'        => 'required|between:1,100',
+            'user_id' => 'required|exists:users,id'
         ];
 
     public function accountType()