diff --git a/src/libs/actions/OnyxDerived/configs/todos.ts b/src/libs/actions/OnyxDerived/configs/todos.ts
index dba81b38cff4..9b8976c2b80f 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/OnyxDerived/configs/todos.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/OnyxDerived/configs/todos.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type {OnyxCollection, OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
-import {isPreferredExporter} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 import {isApproveAction, isExportAction, isPrimaryPayAction, isSubmitAction} from '@libs/ReportPrimaryActionUtils';
 import createOnyxDerivedValueConfig from '@userActions/OnyxDerived/createOnyxDerivedValueConfig';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ const createTodosReportsAndTransactions = ({
         if (isPrimaryPayAction(report, currentUserAccountID, login, bankAccountList, policy, reportNameValuePair)) {
             reportsToPay.push(report);
         }
-        if (isExportAction(report, login, policy, reportActions) && policy && isPreferredExporter(policy, login)) {
+        if (isExportAction(report, login, policy, reportActions) && policy?.exporter === login) {
             reportsToExport.push(report);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/OnyxDerivedTest.tsx b/tests/unit/OnyxDerivedTest.tsx
index f340a224dd2e..d63481e83c09 100644
--- a/tests/unit/OnyxDerivedTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/OnyxDerivedTest.tsx
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ describe('OnyxDerived', () => {
                 const policyWithConnection = {
                     ...createMockPolicy(POLICY_WITH_CONNECTION_ID, {
                         role: CONST.POLICY.ROLE.ADMIN,
+                        exporter: CURRENT_USER_EMAIL,
                     }),
                     connections: {
                         // QuickBooks Online connection with auto-sync disabled
@@ -921,6 +922,54 @@ describe('OnyxDerived', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        it('excludes export reports when user is connection-level exporter but not policy.exporter', async () => {
+            const EXPORT_POLICY_ID = 'policy_export_mismatch';
+            const reportID = 'export_mismatch_report';
+
+            const report = createMockReport(reportID, {
+                policyID: EXPORT_POLICY_ID,
+                stateNum: CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.APPROVED,
+                statusNum: CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.APPROVED,
+                ownerAccountID: OTHER_USER_ACCOUNT_ID,
+                isWaitingOnBankAccount: false,
+            });
+
+            const policy = {
+                ...createMockPolicy(EXPORT_POLICY_ID, {
+                    role: CONST.POLICY.ROLE.ADMIN,
+                    exporter: 'someone-else@mail.com',
+                }),
+                connections: {
+                    [CONST.POLICY.CONNECTIONS.NAME.QBO]: {
+                        lastSync: {
+                            isConnected: true,
+                            isSuccessful: true,
+                            isAuthenticationError: false,
+                            source: 'DIRECT',
+                        },
+                        config: {
+                            autoSync: {
+                                jobID: 'job123',
+                                enabled: false,
+                            },
+                            export: {
+                                exporter: CURRENT_USER_EMAIL,
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            } as Policy;
+
+            await Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.SESSION, {email: CURRENT_USER_EMAIL, accountID: CURRENT_USER_ACCOUNT_ID});
+            await Onyx.set(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY}${EXPORT_POLICY_ID}`, policy);
+            await Onyx.set(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${reportID}`, report);
+
+            await waitForBatchedUpdates();
+            const todos = await OnyxUtils.get(ONYXKEYS.DERIVED.TODOS);
+
+            expect(todos?.reportsToExport).toHaveLength(0);
+        });
+
         describe('uses primary login from personalDetailsList', () => {
             const SECONDARY_LOGIN = '+15555551234'; // Phone number as secondary login
             const PRIMARY_LOGIN = 'primary@example.com'; // Primary email