diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/ChartController.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/ChartController.java
index 4b2ec96c76d0ffbc2255f6f55e93989af04e96fa..91b8e766c3927c56c6da97dc9aa8518c5af3b061 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/ChartController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/ChartController.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ChartController extends BaseController
 	@RequestMapping("/charts/newChart")
 	public String newChart(Model model)
 	{
-		Chart emptyChart = new Chart(null, null, ChartType.CUSTOM, -1);
+		Chart emptyChart = DefaultCharts.CHART_DEFAULT;
 		model.addAttribute("chart", emptyChart);
 		model.addAttribute("settings", settingsService.getSettings());
 		return "charts/newChart";
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/DefaultCharts.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/DefaultCharts.java
index 6c3877590786cfa5523c19cb9823bfac4bbabd1e..258bed052e26d70f432fbf2abd4d1f03f9d41daf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/DefaultCharts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/charts/DefaultCharts.java
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ public class DefaultCharts
 {
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultCharts.class);
 
+	public static final Chart CHART_DEFAULT = new Chart(null,
+			getChartFromFile("charts/Default.js"),
+			ChartType.CUSTOM, -1);
+
 	private static final Chart CHART_ACCOUNT_SUM_PER_DAY = new Chart("charts.default.accountSumPerDay",
 			getChartFromFile("charts/AccountSumPerDay.js"),
 			ChartType.DEFAULT, 4);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/charts/Default.js b/src/main/resources/charts/Default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a8d58d41732ce9dbe28aba5cc8bd4a0c92a84354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/charts/Default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* This list will be dynamically filled with all the transactions between
+* the start and and date you select on the "Show Chart" page
+* and filtered according to your specified filter.
+* An example entry for this list and tutorial about how to create custom charts ca be found in the BudgetMaster wiki:
+* https://github.com/deadlocker8/BudgetMaster/wiki/How-to-create-custom-charts
+*/
+var transactionData = [];
+
+// Prepare your chart settings here (mandatory)
+var plotlyData = [{
+    x: [],
+    y: [],
+    type: 'bar'
+}];
+
+// Add your Plotly layout settings here (optional)
+var plotlyLayout = {};
+
+// Add your Plotly configuration settings here (optional)
+var plotlyConfig = {
+    showSendToCloud: false,
+    displaylogo: false,
+    showLink: false,
+    responsive: true
+};
+
+// Don't touch this line
+Plotly.newPlot('chart-canvas', plotlyData, plotlyLayout, plotlyConfig);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
index 0c776e65cce96809e512c8dd6f8e9b3f110e21a0..c4dfee473de2ae910d4be2dde08eea58800f98cb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
@@ -371,32 +371,3 @@ chart.quick.last.week.days=Letzte 7 Tage
 chart.quick.last.month.days=Letzte 30 Tage
 chart.quick.last.year.days=Letzte 365 Tage
 chart.quick.until.today=Alle bis heute
-
-chart.script.default=/* This list will be dynamically filled with all the transactions between\n \
-* the start and and date you select on the "Show Chart" page\n \
-* and filtered according to your specified filter.\n \
-* An example entry for this list and tutorial about how to create custom charts ca be found in the BudgetMaster wiki:\n \
-* https://github.com/deadlocker8/BudgetMaster/wiki/How-to-create-custom-charts\n \
-*/\n \
-var transactionData = [];\n \
-\n \
-// Prepare your chart settings here (mandatory)\n \
-var plotlyData = ['{'\n \
-\tx: [],\n \
-\ty: [],\n \
-\ttype: 'bar'\n \
-'}'];\n \
-\n \
-// Add your Plotly layout settings here (optional)\n \
-var plotlyLayout = '{}';\n \
-\n \
-// Add your Plotly configuration settings here (optional)\n \
-var plotlyConfig = '{'\n \
-\tshowSendToCloud: false,\n \
-\tdisplaylogo: false,\n \
-\tshowLink: false,\n \
-\tresponsive: true\n \
-'}';\n \
-\n \
-// Don't touch this line\n \
-Plotly.newPlot(''chart-canvas'', plotlyData, plotlyLayout, plotlyConfig);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
index 6408e482984f7c47dad395e3999e2cfe47741d0c..19615067477e8168b0ae764b1f39d30d8dd4ce70 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
@@ -370,32 +370,3 @@ chart.quick.last.week.days=Last 7 days
 chart.quick.last.month.days=Last 30 days
 chart.quick.last.year.days=Last 365 days
 chart.quick.until.today=Until today
-
-chart.script.default=/* This list will be dynamically filled with all the transactions between\n \
-* the start and and date you select on the "Show Chart" page\n \
-* and filtered according to your specified filter.\n \
-* An example entry for this list and tutorial about how to create custom charts ca be found in the BudgetMaster wiki:\n \
-* https://github.com/deadlocker8/BudgetMaster/wiki/How-to-create-custom-charts\n \
-*/\n \
-var transactionData = [];\n \
-\n \
-// Prepare your chart settings here (mandatory)\n \
-var plotlyData = ['{'\n \
-\tx: [],\n \
-\ty: [],\n \
-\ttype: 'bar'\n \
-'}'];\n \
-\n \
-// Add your Plotly layout settings here (optional)\n \
-var plotlyLayout = '{}';\n \
-\n \
-// Add your Plotly configuration settings here (optional)\n \
-var plotlyConfig = '{'\n \
-\tshowSendToCloud: false,\n \
-\tdisplaylogo: false,\n \
-\tshowLink: false,\n \
-\tresponsive: true\n \
-'}';\n \
-\n \
-// Don''t touch this line\n \
-Plotly.newPlot(''chart-canvas'', plotlyData, plotlyLayout, plotlyConfig);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/charts/newChart.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/charts/newChart.ftl
index 5efd990e220a0a74aa324ccc982971e580a0194c..6bda7ecac8d50623c10642874a54df76b2e5c426 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/charts/newChart.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/charts/newChart.ftl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                         <#-- script -->
                         <div class="row">
                             <div class="input-field col sl2" style="width: 100%">
-                                <textarea id="chart-script" name="script" <@validation.validation "script" "materialize-textarea"/>><#if chart.getScript()??>${chart.getScript()}<#else>${locale.getString("chart.script.default")}</#if></textarea>
+                                <textarea id="chart-script" name="script" <@validation.validation "script" "materialize-textarea"/>>${chart.getScript()}</textarea>
                             </div>
                         </div>