diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_attendance_tool/employee_attendance_tool.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_attendance_tool/employee_attendance_tool.py
index 7c751a47a6b..1a1bcb2e20f 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_attendance_tool/employee_attendance_tool.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_attendance_tool/employee_attendance_tool.py
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ def mark_employee_attendance(employee_list, status, date, leave_type=None, compa
 		else:
 			leave_type = None
 
-		if not company:
-			company = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", employee['employee'], "Company")
+		company = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", employee['employee'], "Company", cache=True)
 
 		attendance=frappe.get_doc(dict(
 			doctype='Attendance',
@@ -68,4 +67,4 @@ def mark_employee_attendance(employee_list, status, date, leave_type=None, compa
 			company=company
 		))
 		attendance.insert()
-		attendance.submit()
+		attendance.submit()
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