diff --git a/controllers/send-widget.controller.es6 b/controllers/send-widget.controller.es6
index 918d762..827924d 100644
--- a/controllers/send-widget.controller.es6
+++ b/controllers/send-widget.controller.es6
@@ -126,8 +126,14 @@ export default class SendWidgetController {
           this.memoBlocked = false;
         }
 
-        if (this.destination in knownAccounts && knownAccounts[this.destination].memo_required) {
+        if (this.destination in knownAccounts && knownAccounts[this.destination].requiredMemoType) {
           this.memo = true;
+          this.memoType = knownAccounts[this.destination].requiredMemoType;
+          let alert = new Alert({
+            text: 'The payment destination (' + knownAccounts[this.destination].name +') requires you to specify a memo to identify your account.',
+            type: Alert.TYPES.WARNING
+          });
+          this.memoAlertGroup.show(alert);
         }
 
         this.loadingDestination = false;
@@ -209,18 +215,6 @@ export default class SendWidgetController {
       this.amountAlertGroup.show(alert);
     }
 
-    // check if the destination requires a memo
-    if (this.destination in knownAccounts && knownAccounts[this.destination].memo_required && !this.memoValue) {
-      let alert = new Alert({
-        title: '',
-        text: 'The payment destination (' + knownAccounts[this.destination].name +') requires you to specify a memo to identify your account.',
-        type: Alert.TYPES.ERROR
-      });
-      this.memoAlertGroup.show(alert);
-      this.sending = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (this.memo) {
       let memo, memoError;
       try {
diff --git a/known_accounts.es6 b/known_accounts.es6
index 153ecc6..f5b88c2 100644
--- a/known_accounts.es6
+++ b/known_accounts.es6
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 const knownAccounts = {
   'GCGNWKCJ3KHRLPM3TM6N7D3W5YKDJFL6A2YCXFXNMRTZ4Q66MEMZ6FI2': {
     name: 'Poloniex',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_ID'
   },
   'GA5XIGA5C7QTPTWXQHY6MCJRMTRZDOSHR6EFIBNDQTCQHG262N4GGKTM': {
     name: 'Kraken',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_ID'
   },
   'GB6YPGW5JFMMP2QB2USQ33EUWTXVL4ZT5ITUNCY3YKVWOJPP57CANOF3': {
     name: 'Bittrex',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_TEXT'
   },
   'GB7GRJ5DTE3AA2TCVHQS2LAD3D7NFG7YLTOEWEBVRNUUI2Q3TJ5UQIFM': {
     name: 'BTC38',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_ID'
   },
   'GBV4ZDEPNQ2FKSPKGJP2YKDAIZWQ2XKRQD4V4ACH3TCTFY6KPY3OAVS7': {
     name: 'Changelly',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_ID'
   },
   'GC4KAS6W2YCGJGLP633A6F6AKTCV4WSLMTMIQRSEQE5QRRVKSX7THV6S': {
     name: 'BitcoinIndonesia',
-    memo_required: true
+    requiredMemoType: 'MEMO_TEXT'
   }
 };
 export default knownAccounts;