diff --git a/account_banking/account_banking.py b/account_banking/account_banking.py
index 680806808..1ff65a503 100644
--- a/account_banking/account_banking.py
+++ b/account_banking/account_banking.py
@@ -876,7 +876,9 @@ class payment_order(osv.osv):
                         _('You can only combine payment orders of the same type')
                         )
             # process manual payments
-            self.action_sent(cr, uid, ids, context)
+            wf_service = netsvc.LocalService('workflow')
+            for order_id in ids:
+                wf_service.trg_validate(uid, 'payment.order', order_id, 'sent', cr)
         return result
 
     def _write_payment_lines(self, cursor, uid, ids, **kwargs):
@@ -909,9 +911,7 @@ class payment_order(osv.osv):
         Set both self and payment lines to state 'sent'.
         '''
         self._write_payment_lines(cursor, uid, ids, export_state='sent')
-        wf_service = netsvc.LocalService('workflow')
-        for id in ids:
-            wf_service.trg_validate(uid, 'payment.order', id, 'sent', cursor)
+        self.write(cursor, uid, ids, {'state':'sent'})
         return True
 
     def action_rejected(self, cursor, uid, ids, *args):
diff --git a/account_banking/account_banking_workflow.xml b/account_banking/account_banking_workflow.xml
index eca49415b..3b943b15a 100644
--- a/account_banking/account_banking_workflow.xml
+++ b/account_banking/account_banking_workflow.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
         <record id="act_sent" model="workflow.activity">
             <field name="name">sent</field>
             <field name="wkf_id" ref="account_payment.wkf_payment_order"/>
-            <field name="action">action_sent()
-write({'state':'sent'})</field>
+            <field name="action">action_sent())</field>
             <field name="kind">function</field>
         </record>
         <!-- New activity for workflow payment order: rejected -->
diff --git a/account_banking_nl_clieop/wizard/export_clieop.py b/account_banking_nl_clieop/wizard/export_clieop.py
index 75c9fb4ca..2088c8d98 100644
--- a/account_banking_nl_clieop/wizard/export_clieop.py
+++ b/account_banking_nl_clieop/wizard/export_clieop.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import base64
 from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
 from osv import osv, fields
 from tools.translate import _
+import netsvc
 from account_banking import sepa
 import clieop
 
@@ -365,8 +366,9 @@ class banking_export_clieop_wizard(osv.osv_memory):
             clieop_file = clieop_obj.write(
                 cursor, uid, clieop_export['file_id'].id, {'state':'sent'}
                 )
-            payment_order_obj.action_sent(
-                cursor, uid, [x.id for x in clieop_export['payment_order_ids']])
+            wf_service = netsvc.LocalService('workflow')
+            for order in clieop_export['payment_order_ids']:
+                wf_service.trg_validate(uid, 'payment.order', order.id, 'sent', cursor)
         return {'type': 'ir.actions.act_window_close'}
 
 banking_export_clieop_wizard()