diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_helpers.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_helpers.js
index 83ba191d4d..0465624975 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_helpers.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_helpers.js
@@ -16,17 +16,19 @@ window.refresh_field = function(n, docname, table_field) {
 	if(typeof n==typeof [])
 		refresh_many(n, docname, table_field);
 
-	if (n && typeof n==='string' && table_field){
+	if (n && typeof n==='string' && table_field) {
 		var grid = cur_frm.fields_dict[table_field].grid,
-			field = frappe.utils.filter_dict(grid.docfields, {fieldname: n});
-		if (field && field.length){
+			field = frappe.utils.filter_dict(grid.docfields, {fieldname: n}),
+			grid_row = grid.grid_rows_by_docname[docname];
+
+		if (field && field.length) {
 			field = field[0];
 			var meta = frappe.meta.get_docfield(field.parent, field.fieldname, docname);
 			$.extend(field, meta);
-			if (docname){
-				cur_frm.fields_dict[table_field].grid.grid_rows_by_docname[docname].refresh_field(n);
+			if (grid_row) {
+				grid_row.refresh_field(n);
 			} else {
-				cur_frm.fields_dict[table_field].grid.refresh();
+				grid.refresh();
 			}
 		}
 	} else if(cur_frm) {