diff --git a/js/legacy/widgets/form/form.js b/js/legacy/widgets/form/form.js
index da696ee72d..811f518008 100644
--- a/js/legacy/widgets/form/form.js
+++ b/js/legacy/widgets/form/form.js
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.refresh = function(docname) {
 		this.doc = get_local(this.doctype, this.docname);	  
 		
 		// load the record for the first time, if not loaded (call 'onload')
-		var is_onload = false;
+		cur_frm.cscript.is_onload = false;
 		if(!this.opendocs[this.docname]) { 
-			is_onload = true;
+			cur_frm.cscript.is_onload = true;
 			this.setnewdoc(this.docname); 
 		}
 
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.refresh = function(docname) {
 			if(this.layout) this.layout.show();
 
 			// call onload post render for callbacks to be fired
-			if(is_onload)
+			if(cur_frm.cscript.is_onload)
 				this.runclientscript('onload_post_render', this.doctype, this.docname);			
 		
 		} else {