[Due for payment 2025-12-25] Expense - To field resets to workspace chat after changing to self DM and reopening confirm page

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Version Number: 9.2.78-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #74964
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): sjdoisjdosijodsnj@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Pull Request QA execution
Device used: Mac 26.1 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Account has self DM and a workspace.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Open FAB > Create expense > Manual.
3. Enter negative amount > Next.
4. On confirm page, click To field.
5. Select self DM.
6. Click RHP back buton.
7. Click Next.

Expected Result:

To field selection should be preserved. To field selection should remain as self DM (similar to production).

Actual Result:

To field is reset to workspace chat.

This issue only happens when the amount is negative.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Screenshots/Videos

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @laurenreidexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @laurenreidexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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Triggered auto assignment to @francoisl (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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