diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/timesheet.js b/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/timesheet.js
index bc63ba79a80..3408c8f1843 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/timesheet.js
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/timesheet.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ const set_employee_and_company = function (frm) {
 	const options = { user_id: frappe.session.user };
 	const fields = ["name", "company"];
 	frappe.db.get_value("Employee", options, fields).then(({ message }) => {
-		if (message) {
+		if (message.name && message.company) {
 			// there is an employee with the currently logged in user_id
 			frm.set_value("employee", message.name);
 			frm.set_value("company", message.company);