diff --git a/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js b/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
index 92dc7f9..9ee7c61 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
+++ b/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
 		return this.frm.call({
 			method:"hr.utils.get_leave_approver_list",
 			callback: function(r) {
-				me.frm.fields_dict.employee_leave_approvers.grid
-					.get_field("leave_approver").df.options =
-					$.map(r.message, function(profile) { 
-						return {value: profile, label: wn.user_info(profile).fullname}; 
-					});
+				var df = wn.meta.get_docfield("Employee Leave Approver", "leave_approver",
+					me.frm.doc.name);
+				df.options = $.map(r.message, function(profile) { 
+					return {value: profile, label: wn.user_info(profile).fullname}; 
+				});
+				me.frm.fields_dict.employee_leave_approvers.refresh();
 			}
 		});
 	},
diff --git a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
index 8726403..4c7d356 100755
--- a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
+++ b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 		cur_frm.set_value("status", "Open");
 		cur_frm.cscript.calculate_total_days(doc, dt, dn);
 	}
-	cur_frm.set_df_property("leave_approver", "options", "");
 	return cur_frm.call({
 		method:"hr.utils.get_leave_approver_list",
 		callback: function(r) {