diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
index 6f317cc08d29..63093869b590 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
@@ -1970,6 +1970,28 @@ function getChatByParticipants(newParticipantList) {
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Attempts to find a report in onyx with the provided email list of participants. Does not include threads
+ * This is temporary function while migrating from PersonalDetails to PersonalDetailsList
+ *
+ * @deprecated - use getChatByParticipants()
+ *
+ * @param {Array} participantsLoginList
+ * @returns {Array|undefined}
+ */
+function getChatByParticipantsByLoginList(participantsLoginList) {
+    participantsLoginList.sort();
+    return _.find(allReports, (report) => {
+        // If the report has been deleted, or there are no participants (like an empty #admins room) then skip it
+        if (!report || !report.participants || isThread(report)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Only return the room if it has all the participants and is not a policy room
+        return !isUserCreatedPolicyRoom(report) && _.isEqual(participantsLoginList, _.sortBy(report.participants));
+    });
+}
+
 /**
  * Attempts to find a report in onyx with the provided list of participants in given policy
  * @param {Array} newParticipantList
@@ -2295,6 +2317,7 @@ export {
     buildOptimisticTaskCommentReportAction,
     shouldReportBeInOptionList,
     getChatByParticipants,
+    getChatByParticipantsByLoginList,
     getChatByParticipantsAndPolicy,
     getAllPolicyReports,
     getIOUReportActionMessage,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index 4cf90dbcb1ab..3e541b1dd854 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import * as UserUtils from '../UserUtils';
 import * as Welcome from './Welcome';
 import * as PersonalDetailsUtils from '../PersonalDetailsUtils';
 import SidebarUtils from '../SidebarUtils';
+import * as OptionsListUtils from '../OptionsListUtils';
 
 let currentUserEmail;
 let currentUserAccountID;
@@ -479,10 +480,11 @@ function openReport(reportID, participantLoginList = [], newReportObject = {}, p
  * @param {Array} userLogins list of user logins to start a chat report with.
  */
 function navigateToAndOpenReport(userLogins) {
-    const participantAccountIDs = PersonalDetailsUtils.getAccountIDsByLogins(userLogins);
     let newChat = {};
-    const chat = ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants(participantAccountIDs);
+    const formattedUserLogins = _.map(userLogins, (login) => OptionsListUtils.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(login).toLowerCase());
+    const chat = ReportUtils.getChatByParticipantsByLoginList(formattedUserLogins);
     if (!chat) {
+        const participantAccountIDs = PersonalDetailsUtils.getAccountIDsByLogins(userLogins);
         newChat = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport(participantAccountIDs);
     }
     const reportID = chat ? chat.reportID : newChat.reportID;