diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index 3583dc7a907..086e1e3c358 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class PaymentEntry(AccountsController):
 	def validate(self):
 		self.setup_party_account_field()
 		self.set_missing_values()
+		self.set_missing_ref_details()
 		self.validate_payment_type()
 		self.validate_party_details()
 		self.set_exchange_rate()
@@ -219,8 +220,6 @@ class PaymentEntry(AccountsController):
 			else self.paid_to_account_currency
 		)
 
-		self.set_missing_ref_details()
-
 	def set_missing_ref_details(self, force=False):
 		for d in self.get("references"):
 			if d.allocated_amount:
@@ -1811,6 +1810,7 @@ def get_payment_entry(
 
 	pe.setup_party_account_field()
 	pe.set_missing_values()
+	pe.set_missing_ref_details()
 
 	update_accounting_dimensions(pe, doc)
 
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
index 2ab9ef64b34..f10cff0686e 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ def update_reference_in_payment_entry(d, payment_entry, do_not_save=False):
 	payment_entry.flags.ignore_validate_update_after_submit = True
 	payment_entry.setup_party_account_field()
 	payment_entry.set_missing_values()
+	payment_entry.set_missing_ref_details()
 	payment_entry.set_amounts()
 
 	if not do_not_save: