diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
index b31cc3212e5..6d9e3202f10 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ $.extend(erpnext.journal_entry, {
 		};
 		if(!frm.doc.multi_currency) {
 			$.extend(filters, {
-				account_currency: frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency
+				account_currency: ['in', [frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency, null]]
 			});
 		}
 		return { filters: filters };
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_template/journal_entry_template.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_template/journal_entry_template.js
index 5ebdf61db2c..7d80754e7df 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_template/journal_entry_template.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_template/journal_entry_template.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Journal Entry Template", {
 
 			if(!frm.doc.multi_currency) {
 				$.extend(filters, {
-					account_currency: frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency
+					account_currency: ['in', [frappe.get_doc(":Company", frm.doc.company).default_currency, null]]
 				});
 			}