diff --git a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index 53c650413..74d49fad2 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Validations::FinancialValidations
   # Validations methods need to be called 'validate_<page_name>' to run on model save
   # or 'validate_' to run on submit as well
   def validate_outstanding_rent_amount(record)
-    if record.hbrentshortfall == 1 && record.tshortfall.present?
+    if !record.has_hbrentshortfall? && record.tshortfall.present?
       record.errors.add :tshortfall, I18n.t("validations.financial.tshortfall.outstanding_amount_not_required")
     end
   end