diff --git a/app/Support/Amount.php b/app/Support/Amount.php
index 5bb7815df0..ecdcd3c944 100644
--- a/app/Support/Amount.php
+++ b/app/Support/Amount.php
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ class Amount
 
     public function getTransactionCurrencyById(int $currencyId): TransactionCurrency
     {
+        if(0 === $currencyId) {
+            Log::debug('Could never find a currency with ID zero. Throw error.');
+            throw new FireflyException('Could never find a currency with ID zero. Throw error.');
+        }
         $instance = PreferencesSingleton::getInstance();
         $key      = sprintf('transaction_currency_%d', $currencyId);