diff --git a/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts b/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
index 1a584a4ff296..1cb2f048f9aa 100644
--- a/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
@@ -1419,15 +1419,15 @@ function isPolicyAccessible(policy: OnyxEntry<Policy>): boolean {
     );
 }
 
-function areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled(policies = allPolicies) {
-    const groupPolicies = Object.values(policies ?? {}).filter((policy) => isPaidGroupPolicy(policy));
+function areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled(policies: OnyxCollection<Policy> | null) {
+    const groupPolicies = Object.values(policies ?? {}).filter(isPaidGroupPolicy);
     if (groupPolicies.length === 0) {
         return false;
     }
     return !groupPolicies.some((policy) => !!policy?.isPolicyExpenseChatEnabled);
 }
 
-function getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(policies: OnyxCollection<Policy> | null = allPolicies) {
+function getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(policies: OnyxCollection<Policy> | null) {
     if (isEmptyObject(policies)) {
         return CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY;
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx b/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
index 1a3084cd99ed..c892b373531b 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function EmptySearchView({similarSearchHash, type, hasResults}: EmptySearchViewP
     const [activePolicyID] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_ACTIVE_POLICY_ID, {canBeMissing: true});
     const [activePolicy] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY}${activePolicyID}`, {canBeMissing: true});
 
-    const groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled = getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled();
+    const groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled = useMemo(() => getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(allPolicies), [allPolicies]);
 
     const [introSelected] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_INTRO_SELECTED, {canBeMissing: true});
     const [hasSeenTour = false] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_ONBOARDING, {
diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx b/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
index e401ded3842b..d2e3e122989c 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function FloatingActionButtonAndPopover({onHideCreateMenu, onShowCreateMenu, ref
     } = useOnboardingTaskInformation(CONST.ONBOARDING_TASK_TYPE.VIEW_TOUR);
 
     const isReportInSearch = isOnSearchMoneyRequestReportPage();
-    const groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled = getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled();
+    const groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled = getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(allPolicies as OnyxCollection<OnyxTypes.Policy>);
 
     /**
      * There are scenarios where users who have not yet had their group workspace-chats in NewDot (isPolicyExpenseChatEnabled). In those scenarios, things can get confusing if they try to submit/track expenses. To address this, we block them from Creating, Tracking, Submitting expenses from NewDot if they are: