diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
index b71e2235612..bece3f9c280 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_entry/payment_entry.py
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ class PaymentEntry(AccountsController):
 				d.payment_term
 				and (
 					(flt(d.allocated_amount)) > 0
-					and flt(d.allocated_amount) > flt(latest.payment_term_outstanding)
+					and latest.payment_term_outstanding
+					and (flt(d.allocated_amount) > flt(latest.payment_term_outstanding))
 				)
 				and self.term_based_allocation_enabled_for_reference(d.reference_doctype, d.reference_name)
 			):