diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
index b17c84df3d..854d60d907 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
@@ -1730,17 +1730,19 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 					if (opts.child) {
 						// update child doc
 						opts.child = locals[opts.child.doctype][opts.child.name];
-
-						var std_field_list = ["doctype"]
-							.concat(frappe.model.std_fields_list)
-							.concat(frappe.model.child_table_field_list);
-						for (var key in r.message) {
-							if (std_field_list.indexOf(key) === -1) {
-								opts.child[key] = r.message[key];
+						// if child row is deleted, don't update
+						if (opts.child) {
+							var std_field_list = ["doctype"]
+								.concat(frappe.model.std_fields_list)
+								.concat(frappe.model.child_table_field_list);
+							for (var key in r.message) {
+								if (std_field_list.indexOf(key) === -1) {
+									opts.child[key] = r.message[key];
+								}
 							}
-						}
 
-						me.fields_dict[opts.child.parentfield].refresh();
+							me.fields_dict[opts.child.parentfield].refresh();
+						}
 					} else {
 						// update parent doc
 						me.set_value(r.message);