diff --git a/erpnext/education/api.py b/erpnext/education/api.py
index 99fb36e52c..2bd2c2334d 100644
--- a/erpnext/education/api.py
+++ b/erpnext/education/api.py
@@ -88,16 +88,14 @@ def make_attendance_records(student, student_name, status, course_schedule=None,
 	:param course_schedule: Course Schedule.
 	:param status: Status (Present/Absent)
 	"""
-	student_attendance_list = frappe.get_list("Student Attendance", fields = ['name'], filters = {
+	student_attendance = frappe.get_doc({
+		"doctype": "Student Attendance", 
 		"student": student,
 		"course_schedule": course_schedule,
 		"student_group": student_group,
 		"date": date
 	})
-		
-	if student_attendance_list:
-		student_attendance = frappe.get_doc("Student Attendance", student_attendance_list[0])
-	else:
+	if not student_attendance:
 		student_attendance = frappe.new_doc("Student Attendance")
 	student_attendance.student = student
 	student_attendance.student_name = student_name
diff --git a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance/student_attendance.json b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance/student_attendance.json
index 07530b40a0..7077d23b14 100644
--- a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance/student_attendance.json
+++ b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance/student_attendance.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  "allow_guest_to_view": 0, 
  "allow_import": 1, 
  "allow_rename": 0, 
- "autoname": "SA.######", 
+ "autoname": "", 
  "beta": 0, 
  "creation": "2015-11-05 15:20:23.045996", 
  "custom": 0, 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
    "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 1, 
-   "search_index": 0, 
+   "search_index": 1, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
    "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 1, 
-   "search_index": 0, 
+   "search_index": 1, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2017-11-10 19:09:51.041960", 
+ "modified": "2018-07-27 10:48:22.301531", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Education", 
  "name": "Student Attendance",