diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
index 122e66db87a..f6f9e4d74d1 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
@@ -605,9 +605,8 @@ class AccountsController(TransactionBase):
 
 	@property
 	def company_abbr(self):
-		self._abbr = None
-		if not hasattr(self, "_abbr") and self.company:
-			self._abbr = frappe.get_cached_value('Company',  self.company,  "abbr")
+		if not hasattr(self, "_abbr"):
+			self._abbr = frappe.db.get_value('Company',  self.company,  "abbr")
 
 		return self._abbr