diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
index 4498307af..8dc171092 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pivot tag j = j{jtxns = map pivotTrans . jtxns $ j}
   pivotTrans t = t{tpostings = map pivotPosting . tpostings $ t}
   pivotPosting p
     | Just (_ , value) <- tagTuple = p{paccount = value, porigin = Just $ originalPosting p}
-    | _                <- tagTuple = p
+    | _                <- tagTuple = p{paccount = T.pack ""}
    where tagTuple = find ((tag ==) . fst) . postingAllImplicitTags $ p
 
 -- | Apply the anonymisation transformation on a journal, if option is present
diff --git a/tests/misc/pivot.test b/tests/misc/pivot.test
index 743dd5de9..1dbe24196 100644
--- a/tests/misc/pivot.test
+++ b/tests/misc/pivot.test
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ hledger -f- --pivot TAG print
     ; TAG: value
 >>>
 2016/02/16 Test Transaction
-    Account1         2 EUR
-    value           -2 EUR
+                  2 EUR
+    value        -2 EUR
     ; TAG: value
 
 >>>=0
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ hledger -f- --pivot member bal --no-total
     income:member fees                                  -2 EUR
       ; member: John Doe
 >>>
+               2 EUR  
               -2 EUR  John Doe
-               2 EUR  assets:bank account
 >>>=0
 
 # check with another example
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ hledger -f- --pivot budget bal --no-total
     income:donations                                  -2 EUR
       ; budget: Freifunk
 >>>
+               2 EUR  
               -2 EUR  Freifunk
-               2 EUR  assets:bank account
 >>>=0
 
 # query on account will find either effective name or original one