diff --git a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
index 734378ca10..d865c785d8 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var CompilerAbstract = require('../compiler/compiler-abstract')
 var tootip = require('../ui/tooltip')
 
 var confirmDialog = require('../execution/confirmDialog')
+var modalCustom = require('../ui/modal-dialog-custom')
 
 function runTab (opts, localRegistry) {
   /* -------------------------
@@ -814,13 +815,23 @@ function settings (container, self) {
   }, 10000)
 
   function newAccount () {
-    self._deps.udapp.newAccount('', (error, address) => {
-      if (!error) {
-        addTooltip(`account ${address} created`)
-      } else {
-        addTooltip('Cannot create an account: ' + error)
+    self._deps.udapp.newAccount('',
+      (cb) => {
+        modalCustom.promptPassphraseCreation((error, passphrase) => {
+          if (error) {
+            return modalCustom.alert(error)
+          }
+          cb(passphrase)
+        }, () => {})
+      },
+      (error, address) => {
+        if (!error) {
+          addTooltip(`account ${address} created`)
+        } else {
+          addTooltip('Cannot create an account: ' + error)
+        }
       }
-    })
+    )
   }
   function signMessage (event) {
     self._deps.udapp.getAccounts((err, accounts) => {
diff --git a/src/universal-dapp.js b/src/universal-dapp.js
index bc6053482c..e917525514 100644
--- a/src/universal-dapp.js
+++ b/src/universal-dapp.js
@@ -75,18 +75,14 @@ UniversalDApp.prototype.createVMAccount = function (privateKey, balance, cb) {
   cb(null, '0x' + ethJSUtil.privateToAddress(privateKey).toString('hex'))
 }
 
-UniversalDApp.prototype.newAccount = function (password, cb) {
+UniversalDApp.prototype.newAccount = function (password, passwordPromptCb, cb) {
   if (!executionContext.isVM()) {
     if (!this._deps.config.get('settings/personal-mode')) {
       return cb('Not running in personal mode')
     }
-    modalCustom.promptPassphraseCreation((error, passphrase) => {
-      if (error) {
-        modalCustom.alert(error)
-      } else {
-        executionContext.web3().personal.newAccount(passphrase, cb)
-      }
-    }, () => {})
+    passwordPromptCb((passphrase) => {
+      executionContext.web3().personal.newAccount(passphrase, cb)
+    })
   } else {
     var privateKey
     do {