diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/bom/bom.py b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/bom/bom.py
index 4e93fc6..0ba8507 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/bom/bom.py
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/bom/bom.py
@@ -717,9 +717,8 @@
 			"ignore_conversion_rate": True
 		})
 		item_doc = frappe.get_cached_doc("Item", args.get("item_code"))
-		out = frappe._dict()
-		get_price_list_rate(bom_args, item_doc, out)
-		rate = out.price_list_rate
+		price_list_data = get_price_list_rate(bom_args, item_doc)
+		rate = price_list_data.price_list_rate
 
 	return rate
 
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
index 2ed7a04..be8508a 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/get_item_details.py
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@
 
 	update_party_blanket_order(args, out)
 
-	
-	get_price_list_rate(args, item, out)
+	out.update(get_price_list_rate(args, item))
 
 	if args.customer and cint(args.is_pos):
 		out.update(get_pos_profile_item_details(args.company, args, update_data=True))
@@ -638,7 +637,10 @@
 		or item_group.get("default_supplier")
 		or brand.get("default_supplier"))
 
-def get_price_list_rate(args, item_doc, out):
+def get_price_list_rate(args, item_doc, out=None):
+	if out is None:
+		out = frappe._dict()
+
 	meta = frappe.get_meta(args.parenttype or args.doctype)
 
 	if meta.get_field("currency") or args.get('currency'):
@@ -651,17 +653,17 @@
 		if meta.get_field("currency"):
 			validate_conversion_rate(args, meta)
 
-		price_list_rate = get_price_list_rate_for(args, item_doc.name) or 0
+		price_list_rate = get_price_list_rate_for(args, item_doc.name)
 
 		# variant
-		if not price_list_rate and item_doc.variant_of:
+		if price_list_rate is None and item_doc.variant_of:
 			price_list_rate = get_price_list_rate_for(args, item_doc.variant_of)
 
 		# insert in database
-		if not price_list_rate:
+		if price_list_rate is None:
 			if args.price_list and args.rate:
 				insert_item_price(args)
-			return {}
+			return out
 
 		out.price_list_rate = flt(price_list_rate) * flt(args.plc_conversion_rate) \
 			/ flt(args.conversion_rate)
@@ -671,6 +673,8 @@
 			out.update(get_last_purchase_details(item_doc.name,
 				args.name, args.conversion_rate))
 
+	return out
+
 def insert_item_price(args):
 	"""Insert Item Price if Price List and Price List Rate are specified and currency is the same"""
 	if frappe.db.get_value("Price List", args.price_list, "currency", cache=True) == args.currency \
@@ -1073,9 +1077,8 @@
 		}
 
 def apply_price_list_on_item(args):
-	item_details = frappe._dict()
 	item_doc = frappe.get_doc("Item", args.item_code)
-	get_price_list_rate(args, item_doc, item_details)
+	item_details = get_price_list_rate(args, item_doc)
 
 	item_details.update(get_pricing_rule_for_item(args, item_details.price_list_rate))