diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/EditController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/EditController.php
index 19ad0f357f..47da02f884 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/EditController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/EditController.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class EditController extends Controller
         }
         $request->session()->forget('accounts.edit.fromUpdate');
 
-        $openingBalanceAmount = app('steam')->positive((string)$repository->getOpeningBalanceAmount($account));
+        $openingBalanceAmount = (string)$repository->getOpeningBalanceAmount($account);
         if ('0' === $openingBalanceAmount) {
             $openingBalanceAmount = '';
         }
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
index 4ce0545519..2ea1715b4f 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/AccountServiceTrait.php
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
         if (null === $obGroup) {
             return $this->createOBGroupV2($account, $openingBalance, $openingBalanceDate);
         }
+        Log::debug('Update OB group');
 
         // if exists, update:
         $currency = $this->accountRepository->getAccountCurrency($account);
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
 
         // if amount is negative:
         if (1 === bccomp('0', $openingBalance)) {
+            Log::debug('Amount is negative.');
             // account transaction loses money:
             $accountTransaction->amount                  = app('steam')->negative($openingBalance);
             $accountTransaction->transaction_currency_id = $currency->id;
@@ -556,6 +558,7 @@ trait AccountServiceTrait
             $obTransaction->transaction_currency_id = $currency->id;
         }
         if (-1 === bccomp('0', $openingBalance)) {
+            Log::debug('Amount is positive.');
             // account gains money:
             $accountTransaction->amount                  = app('steam')->positive($openingBalance);
             $accountTransaction->transaction_currency_id = $currency->id;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
index ed7ff3d51c..16e9d7f2ec 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/AccountUpdateService.php
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ class AccountUpdateService
      */
     private function updateOpeningBalance(Account $account, array $data): void
     {
-
         // has valid initial balance (IB) data?
         $type = $account->accountType;
         if (in_array($type->type, $this->canHaveOpeningBalance, true)) {