diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/manufacturing_settings/manufacturing_settings.py b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/manufacturing_settings/manufacturing_settings.py
index 96ddc634f8..b80b0beba3 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/manufacturing_settings/manufacturing_settings.py
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/manufacturing_settings/manufacturing_settings.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ class ManufacturingSettings(Document):
 
 def get_mins_between_operations():
 	return relativedelta(minutes=cint(frappe.db.get_single_value("Manufacturing Settings",
-		"mins_between_operations")))
+		"mins_between_operations")) or 10)