diff --git a/account_statement_base_import/parser/file_parser.py b/account_statement_base_import/parser/file_parser.py
index 7eb107a6..ff8ee482 100644
--- a/account_statement_base_import/parser/file_parser.py
+++ b/account_statement_base_import/parser/file_parser.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class FileParser(BankStatementImportParser):
             :param char: parse_name: The name of the parser
             :param char: ftype: extension of the file (could be csv, xls or
               xlsx)
-            :param dict: extra_fields: extra fields to add to the conversion
+            :param dict: extra_fields: extra fields to put into the conversion
               dict. In the format {fieldname: fieldtype}
             :param list: header : specify header fields if the csv file has no
               header
@@ -58,14 +58,7 @@ class FileParser(BankStatementImportParser):
             raise except_orm(
                 _('User Error'),
                 _('Invalid file type %s. Please use csv, xls or xlsx') % ftype)
-        self.conversion_dict = {
-            'ref': unicode,
-            'label': unicode,
-            'date': datetime.datetime,
-            'amount': float_or_zero,
-        }
-        if extra_fields:
-            self.conversion_dict.update(extra_fields)
+        self.conversion_dict = extra_fields
         self.keys_to_validate = self.conversion_dict.keys()
         self.fieldnames = header
         self._datemode = 0  # used only for xls documents,
diff --git a/account_statement_base_import/parser/generic_file_parser.py b/account_statement_base_import/parser/generic_file_parser.py
index 03f4dd13..69bc8725 100644
--- a/account_statement_base_import/parser/generic_file_parser.py
+++ b/account_statement_base_import/parser/generic_file_parser.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 
 import datetime
 from file_parser import FileParser
+from openerp.addons.account_statement_base_import.parser.file_parser import float_or_zero
+try:
+    import xlrd
+except:
+    raise Exception(_('Please install python lib xlrd'))
 
 
 class GenericFileParser(FileParser):
@@ -30,8 +35,16 @@ class GenericFileParser(FileParser):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, parse_name, ftype='csv', **kwargs):
+        conversion_dict = {
+            'ref': unicode,
+            'label': unicode,
+            'date': datetime.datetime,
+            'amount': float_or_zero,
+        }
         super(GenericFileParser, self).__init__(
-            parse_name, ftype=ftype, **kwargs)
+            parse_name, ftype=ftype, 
+            extra_fields=conversion_dict,
+            **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
     def parser_for(cls, parser_name):