diff --git a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
index ff520f6..2e89a67 100644
--- a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
+++ b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 			method: "accounts.utils.get_balance_on",
 			args: {account: d.account, date: doc.posting_date},
 			callback: function(r) {
-				d.balance = format_currency(r.message, erpnext.get_currency(doc.company));
+				d.balance = r.message;
 				refresh_field('balance', d.name, 'entries');
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/accounts/utils.py b/accounts/utils.py
index 3de445c..77665ea 100644
--- a/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/accounts/utils.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		bal = -bal
 
 	# if bal is None, return 0
-	return bal or 0
+	return flt(bal)
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def add_ac(args=None):