diff --git a/webnotes/profile.py b/webnotes/profile.py
index 4bcca821db..b759216962 100644
--- a/webnotes/profile.py
+++ b/webnotes/profile.py
@@ -134,19 +134,17 @@ class Profile:
 		self.all_read += self.can_read
 
 	def get_defaults(self):
-		"""
-		Get the user's default values based on user and role profile
-		"""
-		roles = self.get_roles() + [self.name]
-		res = webnotes.conn.sql("""select defkey, defvalue 
-		from `tabDefaultValue` where parent in ("%s") order by idx""" % '", "'.join(roles))
+		if not self.defaults:
+			roles = self.get_roles() + [self.name]
+			res = webnotes.conn.sql("""select defkey, defvalue 
+			from `tabDefaultValue` where parent in ("%s") order by idx""" % '", "'.join(roles))
 	
-		self.defaults = {'owner': [self.name], "user": [self.name]}
+			self.defaults = {'owner': [self.name], "user": [self.name]}
 
-		for rec in res: 
-			if not self.defaults.has_key(rec[0]): 
-				self.defaults[rec[0]] = []
-			self.defaults[rec[0]].append(rec[1] or '')
+			for rec in res: 
+				if not self.defaults.has_key(rec[0]): 
+					self.defaults[rec[0]] = []
+				self.defaults[rec[0]].append(rec[1] or '')
 
 		return self.defaults
 			
diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py b/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
index f955a4daba..c078732131 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/query_builder.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def runquery(q='', ret=0, from_export=0):
 		if qm.split()[0].lower() != 'select':
 			raise Exception, 'Query (Max) must be a SELECT'
 		if not webnotes.form_dict.get('simple_query'):
-			qm = add_match_conditions(qm, tl, webnotes.user.get_roles(), webnotes.user.defaults)
+			qm = add_match_conditions(qm, tl, webnotes.user.get_roles(), webnotes.user.get_defaults())
 
 		out['n_values'] = webnotes.utils.cint(sql(qm)[0][0])
 
diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py b/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
index 41a42a0d65..ab76930868 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/reportview.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def build_match_conditions(data, conditions):
 					else:
 						default_key = document_key = d.match
 				
-					for v in webnotes.user.defaults.get(default_key, ['**No Match**']):
+					for v in webnotes.user.get_defaults().get(default_key, ['**No Match**']):
 						match_conditions.append('`tab%s`.%s="%s"' % (data['doctype'],
 							document_key, v))