diff --git a/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/data/account_payment_method.xml b/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/data/account_payment_method.xml
index ff1d28d66..67a3339f6 100644
--- a/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/data/account_payment_method.xml
+++ b/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/data/account_payment_method.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <field name="name">SEPA Direct Debit for customers</field>
     <field name="code">sepa_direct_debit</field>
     <field name="payment_type">inbound</field>
+    <field name="bank_account_required" eval="True"/>
     <field name="mandate_required" eval="True"/>
     <field name="pain_version">pain.008.001.02</field>
 </record>
diff --git a/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/models/account_payment_order.py b/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/models/account_payment_order.py
index 38e6daa22..16bd8557b 100644
--- a/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/models/account_payment_order.py
+++ b/account_banking_sepa_direct_debit/models/account_payment_order.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class AccountPaymentOrder(models.Model):
         """Creates the SEPA Direct Debit file. That's the important code !"""
         self.ensure_one()
         if (
-                self.payment_mode_id.payment_method_id.code !=
+                self.payment_method_id.code !=
                 'sepa_direct_debit'):
             return super(AccountPaymentOrder, self).generate_payment_file()
-        pain_flavor = self.payment_mode_id.payment_method_id.pain_version
+        pain_flavor = self.payment_method_id.pain_version
         # We use pain_flavor.startswith('pain.008.001.xx')
         # to support country-specific extensions such as
         # pain.008.001.02.ch.01 (cf l10n_ch_sepa)