diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
index 3ebd71ded1..27c93ba419 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/company/company.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def replace_abbr(company, old, new):
 	def _rename_record(doc):
 		parts = doc[0].rsplit(" - ", 1)
 		if len(parts) == 1 or parts[1].lower() == old.lower():
-			frappe.rename_doc(dt, doc[0], parts[0] + " - " + new)
+			frappe.rename_doc(dt, doc[0], parts[0] + " - " + new, force=True)
 
 	def _rename_records(dt):
 		# rename is expensive so let's be economical with memory usage