diff --git a/frappe/desk/treeview.py b/frappe/desk/treeview.py
index 9bc195fa9b..4a77c6560b 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/treeview.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/treeview.py
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ def get_all_nodes(doctype, label, parent, tree_method, **filters):
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_children(doctype, parent="", include_disabled=False, **filters):
-	return _get_children(doctype, parent, include_disabled)
+	if isinstance(include_disabled, str):
+		include_disabled = bool(include_disabled)
+	return _get_children(doctype, parent, include_disabled=include_disabled)
 
 
-def _get_children(doctype, include_disabled, parent="", ignore_permissions=False):
+def _get_children(doctype, parent="", ignore_permissions=False, include_disabled=False):
 	parent_field = "parent_" + doctype.lower().replace(" ", "_")
 	filters = [[f"ifnull(`{parent_field}`,'')", "=", parent], ["docstatus", "<", 2]]
 	if frappe.db.has_column(doctype, "disabled") and not include_disabled: