diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v4_0/new_address_template.py b/erpnext/patches/v4_0/new_address_template.py
index d0f5ab0..7a5dabc 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v4_0/new_address_template.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v4_0/new_address_template.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	if not frappe.db.sql("select name from `tabAddress Template`"):
 		try:
 			d = frappe.new_doc("Address Template")
-			d.update({"country":frappe.db.get_default("country")})
+			d.update({"country":frappe.db.get_default("country") or
+				frappe.db.get_value("Global Defaults", "Global Defaults", "country")})
 			d.insert()
 		except:
 			print frappe.get_traceback()