diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
index 0795ab0f747..cb342c4ead6 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
@@ -1605,8 +1605,8 @@ class AccountsController(TransactionBase):
 		item_allowance = {}
 		global_qty_allowance, global_amount_allowance = None, None
 
-		role_allowed_to_over_bill = frappe.db.get_single_value(
-			"Accounts Settings", "role_allowed_to_over_bill"
+		role_allowed_to_over_bill = frappe.get_cached_value(
+			"Accounts Settings", None, "role_allowed_to_over_bill"
 		)
 		user_roles = frappe.get_roles()
 
diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py b/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
index d09001c8fc1..04d0dd36775 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ class StatusUpdater(Document):
 			ref_doc.set_status(update=True)
 
 
+@frappe.request_cache
 def get_allowance_for(
 	item_code,
 	item_allowance=None,
@@ -602,20 +603,20 @@ def get_allowance_for(
 				global_amount_allowance,
 			)
 
-	qty_allowance, over_billing_allowance = frappe.db.get_value(
+	qty_allowance, over_billing_allowance = frappe.get_cached_value(
 		"Item", item_code, ["over_delivery_receipt_allowance", "over_billing_allowance"]
 	)
 
 	if qty_or_amount == "qty" and not qty_allowance:
 		if global_qty_allowance == None:
 			global_qty_allowance = flt(
-				frappe.db.get_single_value("Stock Settings", "over_delivery_receipt_allowance")
+				frappe.get_cached_value("Stock Settings", None, "over_delivery_receipt_allowance")
 			)
 		qty_allowance = global_qty_allowance
 	elif qty_or_amount == "amount" and not over_billing_allowance:
 		if global_amount_allowance == None:
 			global_amount_allowance = flt(
-				frappe.db.get_single_value("Accounts Settings", "over_billing_allowance")
+				frappe.get_cached_value("Accounts Settings", None, "over_billing_allowance")
 			)
 		over_billing_allowance = global_amount_allowance