diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
index 25a8adfca1e..5f364e32a2c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ def get_balance_on(account=None, date=None):
 		account = frappe.form_dict.get("account")
 		date = frappe.form_dict.get("date")
 
-	acc = frappe.db.get_value('Account', account, \
-		['lft', 'rgt', 'report_type', 'group_or_ledger'], as_dict=1)
-
-	if not acc:
-		frappe.throw(_("Account {0} does not exist").format(account), frappe.DoesNotExistError)
+	acc = frappe.get_doc("Account", account)
+	acc.check_permission("read")
 
 	cond = []
 	if date: