diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
index 53cee5b348..2d2282be43 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
@@ -1043,7 +1043,8 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 					// applied to Float, Currency fields, needed only for currency formatting.
 					// make first data column have value 'Total'
 					let index = 1;
-					if (this.datatable && this.datatable.options.checkboxColumn) index = 2;
+					let datatable = this.report_settings.get_datatable_options({});
+					if (datatable && datatable.checkboxColumn) index = 2;
 
 					if (column.colIndex === index && !value) {
 						value = "Total";