diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.js
index 2283677..89fa151 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.js
@@ -85,25 +85,29 @@
 
 		// check for any running reconciliation jobs
 		if (this.frm.doc.receivable_payable_account) {
-			frappe.db.get_single_value("Accounts Settings", "auto_reconcile_payments").then((enabled) => {
- 				if(enabled) {
-					this.frm.call({
-						'method': "erpnext.accounts.doctype.process_payment_reconciliation.process_payment_reconciliation.is_any_doc_running",
-						"args": {
-							for_filter: {
-								company: this.frm.doc.company,
-								party_type: this.frm.doc.party_type,
-								party: this.frm.doc.party,
-								receivable_payable_account: this.frm.doc.receivable_payable_account
+			this.frm.call({
+				doc: this.frm.doc,
+				method: 'is_auto_process_enabled',
+				callback: (r) => {
+					if (r.message) {
+						this.frm.call({
+							'method': "erpnext.accounts.doctype.process_payment_reconciliation.process_payment_reconciliation.is_any_doc_running",
+							"args": {
+								for_filter: {
+									company: this.frm.doc.company,
+									party_type: this.frm.doc.party_type,
+									party: this.frm.doc.party,
+									receivable_payable_account: this.frm.doc.receivable_payable_account
+								}
 							}
-						}
-					}).then(r => {
-						if (r.message) {
-							let doc_link = frappe.utils.get_form_link("Process Payment Reconciliation", r.message, true);
-							let msg = __("Payment Reconciliation Job: {0} is running for this party. Can't reconcile now.", [doc_link]);
-							this.frm.dashboard.add_comment(msg, "yellow");
-						}
-					});
+						}).then(r => {
+							if (r.message) {
+								let doc_link = frappe.utils.get_form_link("Process Payment Reconciliation", r.message, true);
+								let msg = __("Payment Reconciliation Job: {0} is running for this party. Can't reconcile now.", [doc_link]);
+								this.frm.dashboard.add_comment(msg, "yellow");
+							}
+						});
+					}
 				}
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.py
index 2c8faec..2e4e3b0 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_reconciliation/payment_reconciliation.py
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@
 		return difference_amount
 
 	@frappe.whitelist()
+	def is_auto_process_enabled(self):
+		return frappe.db.get_single_value("Accounts Settings", "auto_reconcile_payments")
+
+	@frappe.whitelist()
 	def calculate_difference_on_allocation_change(self, payment_entry, invoice, allocated_amount):
 		invoice_exchange_map = self.get_invoice_exchange_map(invoice, payment_entry)
 		invoice[0]["exchange_rate"] = invoice_exchange_map.get(invoice[0].get("invoice_number"))