diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
index a290a688640..e15749dbc54 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/quotation/quotation.py
@@ -371,24 +371,25 @@ def _make_sales_order(source_name, target_doc=None, ignore_permissions=False):
 		if customer:
 			target.customer = customer.name
 			target.customer_name = customer.customer_name
+
+			# sales team
+			if not target.get("sales_team"):
+				for d in customer.get("sales_team") or []:
+					target.append(
+						"sales_team",
+						{
+							"sales_person": d.sales_person,
+							"allocated_percentage": d.allocated_percentage or None,
+							"commission_rate": d.commission_rate,
+						},
+					)
+
 		if source.referral_sales_partner:
 			target.sales_partner = source.referral_sales_partner
 			target.commission_rate = frappe.get_value(
 				"Sales Partner", source.referral_sales_partner, "commission_rate"
 			)
 
-		# sales team
-		if not target.get("sales_team"):
-			for d in customer.get("sales_team") or []:
-				target.append(
-					"sales_team",
-					{
-						"sales_person": d.sales_person,
-						"allocated_percentage": d.allocated_percentage or None,
-						"commission_rate": d.commission_rate,
-					},
-				)
-
 		target.flags.ignore_permissions = ignore_permissions
 		target.run_method("set_missing_values")
 		target.run_method("calculate_taxes_and_totals")