diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
index b2e52369c9f9..ab28d37d0949 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
@@ -200,11 +200,18 @@ function IOURequestStartPage({
     useFocusEffect(
         useCallback(() => {
             // The test transaction can change the reportID of the transaction on the flow so we should prevent the reportID from being reverted again.
-            if (transaction?.reportID === reportID || isLoadingTransaction || isLoadingSelectedTab || !transactionRequestType || prevTransactionReportID !== transaction?.reportID) {
+            if (
+                transaction?.reportID === reportID ||
+                isLoadingTransaction ||
+                isLoadingSelectedTab ||
+                !transactionRequestType ||
+                prevTransactionReportID !== transaction?.reportID ||
+                !personalPolicy?.id
+            ) {
                 return;
             }
             resetIOUTypeIfChanged(transactionRequestType);
-        }, [transaction?.reportID, reportID, resetIOUTypeIfChanged, transactionRequestType, isLoadingSelectedTab, prevTransactionReportID, isLoadingTransaction]),
+        }, [transaction?.reportID, reportID, resetIOUTypeIfChanged, transactionRequestType, isLoadingSelectedTab, prevTransactionReportID, isLoadingTransaction, personalPolicy?.id]),
     );
 
     const [headerWithBackBtnContainerElement, setHeaderWithBackButtonContainerElement] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);