diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/dashboard_chart_source/account_balance_timeline/account_balance_timeline.py b/erpnext/accounts/dashboard_chart_source/account_balance_timeline/account_balance_timeline.py
index bc07b6d8077..d098d8421c7 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/dashboard_chart_source/account_balance_timeline/account_balance_timeline.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/dashboard_chart_source/account_balance_timeline/account_balance_timeline.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe, json
+from frappe import _
 from frappe.utils import add_to_date, date_diff, getdate, nowdate, get_last_day, formatdate
 from erpnext.accounts.report.general_ledger.general_ledger import execute
 from frappe.core.page.dashboard.dashboard import cache_source, get_from_date_from_timespan
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ def get(chart_name = None, chart = None, no_cache = None, from_date = None, to_d
 	account = filters.get("account")
 	company = filters.get("company")
 
+	if not account and chart:
+		frappe.throw(_("Account is not set for the dashboard chart {0}").format(chart))
+
 	if not to_date:
 		to_date = nowdate()
 	if not from_date: