diff --git a/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa.py b/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa.py
index 7a6cb3718..ee6fc32d8 100644
--- a/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa.py
+++ b/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class banking_export_sepa_wizard(osv.osv_memory):
         'state': fields.selection([('create', 'Create'), ('finish', 'Finish')],
             'State', readonly=True),
         'msg_identification': fields.char('Message identification', size=35,
-            required=True,
+            # Can't set required=True on the field because it blocks
+            # the launch of the wizard -> I set it as required in the view
             help='This is the message identification of the entire SEPA XML file. 35 characters max.'),
         'batch_booking': fields.boolean('Batch booking',
             help="If true, the bank statement will display only one debit line for all the wire transfers of the SEPA XML file ; if false, the bank statement will display one debit line per wire transfer of the SEPA XML file."),
diff --git a/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa_view.xml b/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa_view.xml
index 1255572c8..3893f7771 100644
--- a/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa_view.xml
+++ b/account_banking_sepa_credit_transfer/wizard/export_sepa_view.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 <field name="prefered_exec_date" />
                 <field name="charge_bearer" />
                 <separator colspan="4" string="Reference for further communication" />
-                <field name="msg_identification" />
+                <field name="msg_identification" required="True" />
                 <newline />
                 <button icon="gtk-close" special="cancel" string="Cancel" colspan="2"/>
                 <button icon="gtk-ok" string="Generate" name="create_sepa" type="object" colspan="2"/>