if ($form->{currency} ne $form->{defaultcurrency});
 
   for $i (1 .. $form->{paidaccounts}) {
-    if ($form->{"paid_$i"}) {
+    if ($form->parse_amount(\%myconfig, $form->{"paid_$i"})) {
       $datepaid = $form->datetonum($form->{"datepaid_$i"}, \%myconfig);
 
       $form->isblank("datepaid_$i", $locale->text('Payment date missing!'));
 
     if ($form->{currency} ne $form->{defaultcurrency});
 
   for $i (1 .. $form->{paidaccounts}) {
-    if ($form->{"paid_$i"}) {
+    if ($form->parse_amount(\%myconfig, $form->{"paid_$i"})) {
       $datepaid = $form->datetonum($form->{"datepaid_$i"}, \%myconfig);
 
       $form->isblank("datepaid_$i", $locale->text('Payment date missing!'));