diff --git a/hrms/hr/utils.py b/hrms/hr/utils.py
index 727a5d5467..d5a42f2fc7 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/utils.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/utils.py
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@ def get_previous_claimed_amount(employee, payroll_period, non_pro_rata=False, co
 
 
 def share_doc_with_approver(doc, user):
+	if not user:
+		return
+
 	# if approver does not have permissions, share
 	if not frappe.has_permission(doc=doc, ptype="submit", user=user):
 		frappe.share.add_docshare(