diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/share_transfer.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/share_transfer.py
index 50ce9f2..4fe9a6c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/share_transfer.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/share_transfer.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
 					if (shareholder == 'from_shareholder') else self.to_folio_no;
 				doc.save()
 			else:
-				if doc.folio_no != (self.from_folio_no if (shareholder == 'from_shareholder') else self.to_folio_no):
+				print(doc.name, doc.folio_no, self.from_folio_no, shareholder, self.to_folio_no)
+				if doc.folio_no and doc.folio_no != (self.from_folio_no if (shareholder == 'from_shareholder') else self.to_folio_no):
 					frappe.throw(_('The folio numbers are not matching'))
 
 	def autoname_folio(self, shareholder, is_company=False):
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/test_share_transfer.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/test_share_transfer.py
index 44ab099..3859cc3 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/test_share_transfer.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/share_transfer/test_share_transfer.py
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
 			}
 		]
 		for d in share_transfers:
-			frappe.get_doc(d).submit()
+			st = frappe.get_doc(d)
+			print(st.as_dict())
+			st.submit()
 
 	def test_invalid_share_transfer(self):
 		doc = frappe.get_doc({