diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/bank_transaction/bank_transaction.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/bank_transaction/bank_transaction.json
index b9cef288fb3..39937bb3645 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/bank_transaction/bank_transaction.json
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/bank_transaction/bank_transaction.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
    "bold": 0,
    "collapsible": 0,
    "columns": 0,
-   "default": "Settled",
+   "default": "Pending",
    "fetch_if_empty": 0,
    "fieldname": "status",
    "fieldtype": "Select",
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
  "issingle": 0,
  "istable": 0,
  "max_attachments": 0,
- "modified": "2019-04-26 14:32:16.437813",
+ "modified": "2019-05-11 05:27:55.244721",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Accounts",
  "name": "Bank Transaction",
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/page/bank_reconciliation/bank_reconciliation.py b/erpnext/accounts/page/bank_reconciliation/bank_reconciliation.py
index e9093847644..bc642212793 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/page/bank_reconciliation/bank_reconciliation.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/page/bank_reconciliation/bank_reconciliation.py
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ def get_linked_payments(bank_transaction):
 		return check_amount_vs_description(amount_matching, description_matching)
 
 	elif description_matching:
-		return sorted(description_matching, key = lambda x: x["posting_date"], reverse=True)
+		description_matching = filter(lambda x: not x.get('clearance_date'), description_matching)
+		if not description_matching:
+			return []
+
+		return sorted(list(description_matching), key = lambda x: x["posting_date"], reverse=True)
 
 	else:
 		return []
@@ -99,7 +103,8 @@ def check_matching_amount(bank_account, company, transaction):
 		journal_entries = frappe.db.sql("""
 			SELECT
 				'Journal Entry' as doctype, je.name, je.posting_date, je.cheque_no as reference_no,
-				je.pay_to_recd_from as party, je.cheque_date as reference_date, jea.credit_in_account_currency as paid_amount
+				jea.account_currency as currency, je.pay_to_recd_from as party, je.cheque_date as reference_date,
+				jea.credit_in_account_currency as paid_amount
 			FROM
 				`tabJournal Entry Account` as jea
 			JOIN
@@ -109,12 +114,17 @@ def check_matching_amount(bank_account, company, transaction):
 			WHERE
 				(je.clearance_date is null or je.clearance_date='0000-00-00')
 			AND
-				jea.account = %s
+				jea.account = %(bank_account)s
 			AND
-				jea.credit_in_account_currency like %s
+				jea.credit_in_account_currency like %(txt)s
 			AND
 				je.docstatus = 1
-		""", (bank_account, amount), as_dict=True)
+		""", {
+			'bank_account': bank_account,
+			'txt': '%%%s%%' % amount
+		}, as_dict=True, debug=1)
+
+		frappe.errprint(journal_entries)
 
 	if transaction.credit > 0:
 		sales_invoices = frappe.db.sql("""
@@ -215,9 +225,14 @@ def get_matching_descriptions_data(company, transaction):
 	company_currency = get_company_currency(company)
 	for key, value in iteritems(links):
 		if key == "Payment Entry":
-			data.extend(frappe.get_all("Payment Entry", filters=[["name", "in", value]], fields=["'Payment Entry' as doctype", "posting_date", "party", "reference_no", "reference_date", "paid_amount", "paid_to_account_currency as currency"]))
+			data.extend(frappe.get_all("Payment Entry", filters=[["name", "in", value]],
+				fields=["'Payment Entry' as doctype", "posting_date", "party", "reference_no",
+					"reference_date", "paid_amount", "paid_to_account_currency as currency", "clearance_date"]))
 		if key == "Journal Entry":
-			journal_entries = frappe.get_all("Journal Entry", filters=[["name", "in", value]], fields=["name", "'Journal Entry' as doctype", "posting_date", "pay_to_recd_from as party", "cheque_no as reference_no", "cheque_date as reference_date", "total_credit as paid_amount"])
+			journal_entries = frappe.get_all("Journal Entry", filters=[["name", "in", value]],
+				fields=["name", "'Journal Entry' as doctype", "posting_date",
+					"pay_to_recd_from as party", "cheque_no as reference_no", "cheque_date as reference_date",
+					"total_credit as paid_amount", "clearance_date"])
 			for journal_entry in journal_entries:
 				journal_entry_accounts = frappe.get_all("Journal Entry Account", filters={"parenttype": journal_entry["doctype"], "parent": journal_entry["name"]}, fields=["account_currency"])
 				journal_entry["currency"] = journal_entry_accounts[0]["account_currency"] if journal_entry_accounts else company_currency
@@ -238,6 +253,9 @@ def check_amount_vs_description(amount_matching, description_matching):
 	if description_matching:
 		for am_match in amount_matching:
 			for des_match in description_matching:
+				if des_match.get("clearance_date"):
+					continue
+
 				if am_match["party"] == des_match["party"]:
 					if am_match not in result:
 						result.append(am_match)