diff --git a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
index 4edbed56cd6..82322c89ec3 100644
--- a/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
+++ b/accounts/doctype/journal_voucher/journal_voucher.js
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ cur_frm.cscript.voucher_type = function(doc, cdt, cdn) {
 				if(r.message) {
 					var jvdetail = wn.model.add_child(doc, "Journal Voucher Detail", "entries");
 					jvdetail.account = r.message.account;
-					jvdetail.balance = r.message.balance;
+					// this is a data field????
+					jvdetail.balance = format_currency(r.message.balance);
 					refresh_field("entries");
 				}
 			}