diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
index b9e37b083a64d238edc7c157b4123555431c207c..fd24d8dc0af3fe252ce469a7e02a9df8b0f93e1b 100755
--- a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $.extend(erpnext, {
 			const naming_series = cur_frm.get_field("naming_series");
 			const options = typeof naming_series.df.options == 'object' ? naming_series.df.options : naming_series.df.options.split("\n")
 			if (cur_frm.doc.__islocal && !naming_series.value) {
-				cur_frm.set_value("naming_series", naming_series.default || options[0]);
+				cur_frm.set_value("naming_series", naming_series.default || options[0]?.value || options[0]);
 			}
 
 			if (cur_frm.doc.__islocal && options.length > 1) {