diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index 2f1efa5d5c1..57c10d2f316 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -763,13 +763,14 @@ def get_account_details(account, date, cost_center=None):
 		'name': account
 	}, reference_doctype='Payment Entry', limit=1)
 
-	account_balance = get_balance_on(account, date, cost_center=cost_center, ignore_account_permission=True)
-
 	# There might be some user permissions which will allow account under certain doctypes
 	# except for Payment Entry, only in such case we should throw permission error
 	if not account_list:
 		frappe.throw(_('Account: {0} is not permitted under Payment Entry').format(account))
 
+	account_balance = get_balance_on(account, date, cost_center=cost_center,
+		ignore_account_permission=True)
+
 	return frappe._dict({
 		"account_currency": get_account_currency(account),
 		"account_balance": account_balance,