diff --git a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
index a53728d66f7..73bc69aa098 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void AccountSettings::slotAddFolder()
     FolderMan *folderMan = FolderMan::instance();
     folderMan->setSyncEnabled(false); // do not start more syncs.
 
-    FolderWizard *folderWizard = new FolderWizard(this);
+    FolderWizard *folderWizard = new FolderWizard(AccountManager::instance()->account(), this);
 
     connect(folderWizard, SIGNAL(accepted()), SLOT(slotFolderWizardAccepted()));
     connect(folderWizard, SIGNAL(rejected()), SLOT(slotFolderWizardRejected()));
diff --git a/src/gui/folderwizard.cpp b/src/gui/folderwizard.cpp
index f98fe25a983..f35357be462 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderwizard.cpp
@@ -224,9 +224,10 @@ void FolderWizardLocalPath::slotChooseLocalFolder()
 }
 
 // =================================================================================
-FolderWizardRemotePath::FolderWizardRemotePath()
+FolderWizardRemotePath::FolderWizardRemotePath(AccountPtr account)
     : FormatWarningsWizardPage()
     ,_warnWasVisible(false)
+    ,_account(account)
 
 {
     _ui.setupUi(this);
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotCreateRemoteFolder(const QString &folder)
     }
     fullPath += "/" + folder;
 
-    MkColJob *job = new MkColJob(AccountManager::instance()->account(), fullPath, this);
+    MkColJob *job = new MkColJob(_account, fullPath, this);
     /* check the owncloud configuration file and query the ownCloud */
     connect(job, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)),
                  SLOT(slotCreateRemoteFolderFinished(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)));
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ void FolderWizardRemotePath::recursiveInsert(QTreeWidgetItem *parent, QStringLis
 
 void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotUpdateDirectories(const QStringList &list)
 {
-    QString webdavFolder = QUrl(AccountManager::instance()->account()->davUrl()).path();
+    QString webdavFolder = QUrl(_account->davUrl()).path();
 
     QTreeWidgetItem *root = _ui.folderTreeWidget->topLevelItem(0);
     if (!root) {
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotUpdateDirectories(const QStringList &list)
 
 void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotRefreshFolders()
 {
-    LsColJob *job = new LsColJob(AccountManager::instance()->account(), "/", this);
+    LsColJob *job = new LsColJob(_account, "/", this);
     connect(job, SIGNAL(directoryListingSubfolders(QStringList)),
             SLOT(slotUpdateDirectories(QStringList)));
     job->start();
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotRefreshFolders()
 void FolderWizardRemotePath::slotItemExpanded(QTreeWidgetItem *item)
 {
     QString dir = item->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toString();
-    LsColJob *job = new LsColJob(AccountManager::instance()->account(), dir, this);
+    LsColJob *job = new LsColJob(_account, dir, this);
     connect(job, SIGNAL(directoryListingSubfolders(QStringList)),
             SLOT(slotUpdateDirectories(QStringList)));
     job->start();
@@ -436,10 +437,10 @@ void FolderWizardRemotePath::showWarn( const QString& msg ) const
 
 // ====================================================================================
 
-FolderWizardSelectiveSync::FolderWizardSelectiveSync()
+FolderWizardSelectiveSync::FolderWizardSelectiveSync(AccountPtr account)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
-    _treeView = new SelectiveSyncTreeView(AccountManager::instance()->account(), this);
+    _treeView = new SelectiveSyncTreeView(account, this);
     layout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Choose What to Sync: You can optionally deselect remote subfolders you do not wish to synchronize.")));
     layout->addWidget(_treeView);
 }
@@ -484,16 +485,16 @@ void FolderWizardSelectiveSync::cleanupPage()
  * Folder wizard itself
  */
 
-FolderWizard::FolderWizard( QWidget *parent )
+FolderWizard::FolderWizard(AccountPtr account, QWidget *parent)
     : QWizard(parent),
     _folderWizardSourcePage(new FolderWizardLocalPath),
     _folderWizardTargetPage(0),
-    _folderWizardSelectiveSyncPage(new FolderWizardSelectiveSync)
+    _folderWizardSelectiveSyncPage(new FolderWizardSelectiveSync(account))
 {
     setWindowFlags(windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
     setPage(Page_Source, _folderWizardSourcePage );
     if (!Theme::instance()->singleSyncFolder()) {
-        _folderWizardTargetPage = new FolderWizardRemotePath();
+        _folderWizardTargetPage = new FolderWizardRemotePath(account);
         setPage(Page_Target, _folderWizardTargetPage );
     }
     setPage(Page_SelectiveSync, _folderWizardSelectiveSyncPage);
diff --git a/src/gui/folderwizard.h b/src/gui/folderwizard.h
index bdf02e1c8be..88b86409b92 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderwizard.h
+++ b/src/gui/folderwizard.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 
 #include "folder.h"
+#include "accountfwd.h"
 
 #include "ui_folderwizardsourcepage.h"
 #include "ui_folderwizardtargetpage.h"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ class FolderWizardRemotePath : public FormatWarningsWizardPage
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    FolderWizardRemotePath();
+    explicit FolderWizardRemotePath(AccountPtr account);
     ~FolderWizardRemotePath();
 
     virtual bool isComplete() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ protected slots:
     void recursiveInsert(QTreeWidgetItem *parent, QStringList pathTrail, QString path);
     Ui_FolderWizardTargetPage _ui;
     bool _warnWasVisible;
-
+    AccountPtr _account;
 };
 
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class FolderWizardSelectiveSync : public QWizardPage
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    FolderWizardSelectiveSync();
+    explicit FolderWizardSelectiveSync(AccountPtr account);
     ~FolderWizardSelectiveSync();
 
     virtual bool validatePage() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class FolderWizard : public QWizard
         Page_SelectiveSync
     };
 
-    FolderWizard(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit FolderWizard(AccountPtr account, QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~FolderWizard();
 
 private: