diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js b/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
index 1ba52849840..97a98a78c27 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/controllers/transaction.js
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ erpnext.TransactionController = class TransactionController extends erpnext.taxe
 					child: item,
 					args: {
 						doc: me.frm.doc,
-						args: {
+						ctx: {
 							item_code: item.item_code,
 							barcode: item.barcode,
 							serial_no: item.serial_no,
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ erpnext.TransactionController = class TransactionController extends erpnext.taxe
 		me.in_apply_price_list = true;
 		return this.frm.call({
 			method: "erpnext.stock.get_item_details.apply_price_list",
-			args: {	args: args, doc: me.frm.doc },
+			args: {	ctx: args, doc: me.frm.doc },
 			callback: function(r) {
 				if (!r.exc) {
 					frappe.run_serially([
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
index 6033d7f10f1..9c81b1c5b15 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ def apply_price_list(ctx: ItemDetailsCtx, as_doc=False, doc=None):
 	children = []
 
 	if "items" in ctx:
-		item_list = ctx.items
+		item_list = ctx.get("items")
 		ctx.update(parent)
 
 		for item in item_list:
@@ -1309,8 +1309,8 @@ def apply_price_list(ctx: ItemDetailsCtx, as_doc=False, doc=None):
 	if as_doc:
 		ctx.price_list_currency = (parent.price_list_currency,)
 		ctx.plc_conversion_rate = parent.plc_conversion_rate
-		if ctx.items:
-			for i, item in enumerate(ctx.items):
+		if ctx.get("items"):
+			for i, item in enumerate(ctx.get("items")):
 				for fieldname in children[i]:
 					# if the field exists in the original doc
 					# update the value