diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
index 5c00aff587d5..b50dcd217e7c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.js
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Payment Entry", {
 			frm.set_value("source_exchange_rate", 1);
 		} else if (frm.doc.paid_from) {
 			if (["Internal Transfer", "Pay"].includes(frm.doc.payment_type)) {
-				let company_currency = frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency;
+				let company_currency = frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company)?.default_currency;
 				frappe.call({
 					method: "erpnext.setup.utils.get_exchange_rate",
 					args: {