diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_allocation/leave_allocation.js b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_allocation/leave_allocation.js
index 633a209389..a11b61f5d4 100755
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_allocation/leave_allocation.js
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_allocation/leave_allocation.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Leave Allocation", {
 	},
 
 	refresh: function (frm) {
-		if (frm.doc.docstatus === 1 && frm.doc.expired) {
+		if (frm.doc.docstatus === 1 && !frm.doc.expired) {
 			var valid_expiry = moment(frappe.datetime.get_today()).isBetween(
 				frm.doc.from_date,
 				frm.doc.to_date,
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
index 0f87255457..dd1718aef3 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/leave_ledger_entry.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
 # For license information, please see license.txt
 
-
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
@@ -185,6 +184,12 @@ def get_remaining_leaves(allocation):
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def expire_allocation(allocation, expiry_date=None):
 	"""expires non-carry forwarded allocation"""
+	import json
+
+	if isinstance(allocation, str):
+		allocation = json.loads(allocation)
+		allocation = frappe.get_doc("Leave Allocation", allocation["name"])
+
 	leaves = get_remaining_leaves(allocation)
 	expiry_date = expiry_date if expiry_date else allocation.to_date
 
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/test_leave_ledger_entry.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/test_leave_ledger_entry.py
index c8084769b1..668b758665 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/test_leave_ledger_entry.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/leave_ledger_entry/test_leave_ledger_entry.py
@@ -1,9 +1,44 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # See license.txt
 
-# import frappe
+import frappe
 from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
+from frappe.utils.data import add_to_date, today
+
+from erpnext.setup.doctype.employee.test_employee import make_employee
+
+from hrms.hr.doctype.leave_ledger_entry.leave_ledger_entry import expire_allocation
 
 
 class TestLeaveLedgerEntry(FrappeTestCase):
-	pass
+	def setUp(self):
+		emp_id = make_employee("test_leave_allocation@salary.com", company="_Test Company")
+		self.employee = frappe.get_doc("Employee", emp_id)
+
+	def test_expire_allocation(self):
+		import json
+
+		allocation = {
+			"doctype": "Leave Allocation",
+			"__islocal": 1,
+			"employee": self.employee.name,
+			"employee_name": self.employee.employee_name,
+			"leave_type": "_Test Leave Type",
+			"from_date": today(),
+			"to_date": add_to_date(today(), days=30),
+			"new_leaves_allocated": 5,
+			"docstatus": 1,
+		}
+
+		allocation = frappe.get_doc(allocation).save()
+
+		expire_allocation(json.dumps(allocation.as_dict()))
+		allocation.reload()
+
+		self.assertEqual(allocation.expired, 1)
+
+	def tearDown(self):
+		frappe.db.rollback()
+
+
+test_dependencies = ["Employee", "Leave Type"]