diff --git a/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset/asset.py b/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset/asset.py
index f3825ea6826..351556c76c1 100644
--- a/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset/asset.py
+++ b/erpnext/assets/doctype/asset/asset.py
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ class Asset(AccountsController):
 
 		for schedule in self.get('schedules'):
 
+			# to update start when there are JEs linked with all the schedule rows corresponding to an FB
+			if len(start) == (int(schedule.finance_book_id) - 2):
+				start.append(num_of_depreciations_completed)
+				num_of_depreciations_completed = 0
+
 			# to ensure that start will only be updated once for each FB
 			if len(start) == (int(schedule.finance_book_id) - 1):
 				if schedule.journal_entry:
@@ -344,11 +349,6 @@ class Asset(AccountsController):
 					start.append(num_of_depreciations_completed)
 					num_of_depreciations_completed = 0
 
-			# to update start when there are JEs linked with all the schedule rows corresponding to an FB
-			elif len(start) == (int(schedule.finance_book_id) - 2):
-				start.append(num_of_depreciations_completed)
-				num_of_depreciations_completed = 0
-
 		# to update start when all the schedule rows corresponding to the last FB are linked with JEs
 		if len(start) == (len(self.finance_books) - 1):
 			start.append(num_of_depreciations_completed)