diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_application/employee_benefit_application.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_application/employee_benefit_application.py
index 913eec8bc33..97ab07cb01c 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_application/employee_benefit_application.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_benefit_application/employee_benefit_application.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def get_max_benefits_remaining(employee, on_date, payroll_period):
 	if max_benefits and max_benefits > 0:
 		have_depends_on_lwp = False
 		per_day_amount_total = 0
-		payroll_period_days = get_payroll_period_days(on_date, on_date, employee)
+		payroll_period_days = get_payroll_period_days(on_date, on_date, employee)[0]
 		payroll_period_obj = frappe.get_doc("Payroll Period", payroll_period)
 
 		# Get all salary slip flexi amount in the payroll period
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_period/payroll_period.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_period/payroll_period.py
index e1c9e75562e..8990d754e80 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_period/payroll_period.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/payroll_period/payroll_period.py
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ def get_payroll_period_days(start_date, end_date, employee):
 			holidays = get_holidays_for_employee(employee, getdate(payroll_period_dates[0][0]), getdate(payroll_period_dates[0][1]))
 			working_days -= len(holidays)
 		return working_days, actual_no_of_days
-	return False
+	return False, False