diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
index e5f21bbc47..3c1d0d85a7 100755
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_account/email_account.py
@@ -510,10 +510,10 @@ class EmailAccount(Document):
 			self.set_failed_attempts_count(self.get_failed_attempts_count() + 1)
 
 	def set_failed_attempts_count(self, value):
-		frappe.cache.set(f"{self.name}:email-account-failed-attempts", value)
+		frappe.cache.set_value(f"{self.name}:email-account-failed-attempts", value)
 
 	def get_failed_attempts_count(self):
-		return cint(frappe.cache.get(f"{self.name}:email-account-failed-attempts"))
+		return cint(frappe.cache.get_value(f"{self.name}:email-account-failed-attempts"))
 
 	def receive(self):
 		"""Called by scheduler to receive emails from this EMail account using POP3/IMAP."""