diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
index 07ee2890c46..fcdf245659b 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ def get_default_company_address(name, sort_key="is_primary_address", existing_ad
 			return existing_address
 
 	if out:
-		return min(out, key=lambda x: x[1])[0]  # find min by sort_key
+		return max(out, key=lambda x: x[1])[0]  # find max by sort_key
 	else:
 		return None