diff --git a/lam/templates/config/confmain.php b/lam/templates/config/confmain.php
index f1f1df6d..a52475d5 100644
--- a/lam/templates/config/confmain.php
+++ b/lam/templates/config/confmain.php
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ if (isset($_GET["typesback"])) {
 
 // type information
 if (!isset($_SESSION['conf_accountTypes'])) $_SESSION['conf_accountTypes'] = $conf->get_ActiveTypes();
+if (!isset($_SESSION['conf_accountTypesOld'])) $_SESSION['conf_accountTypesOld'] = $conf->get_ActiveTypes();
 if (!isset($_SESSION['conf_typeSettings'])) $_SESSION['conf_typeSettings'] = $conf->get_typeSettings();
 
 // index for tab order
diff --git a/lam/templates/config/conftypes.php b/lam/templates/config/conftypes.php
index 7b413630..12989ccc 100644
--- a/lam/templates/config/conftypes.php
+++ b/lam/templates/config/conftypes.php
@@ -89,14 +89,29 @@ if ($_POST['submit']) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	//selection ok, back to other settings
 	if ($allOK) {
-		//selection ok, back to other settings
-		metarefresh('confmain.php?typesback=true&typeschanged=true');
+		// check if there is a new type
+		$addedType = false;
+		for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($_SESSION['conf_accountTypes']); $i++) {
+			if (!in_array($_SESSION['conf_accountTypes'][$i], $_SESSION['conf_accountTypesOld'])) {
+				$addedType = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		$_SESSION['conf_accountTypesOld'] = $_SESSION['conf_accountTypes'];
+		if ($addedType) {
+			metarefresh('confmain.php?typesback=true&amp;typeschanged=true');
+		}
+		else {
+			metarefresh('confmain.php?typesback=true');
+		}
 		exit;
 	}
 }
+// no changes
 elseif ($_POST['abort']) {
-	// no changes
+	$_SESSION['conf_accountTypes'] = $_SESSION['conf_accountTypesOld'];
 	metarefresh('confmain.php?typesback=true');
 	exit;
 }