diff --git a/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.android.ts b/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.android.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d44d7fbf2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.android.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function getPhotoSource(filePath: string): string {
+    return `file://${filePath}`;
+}
+
+export default getPhotoSource;
diff --git a/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.ts b/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efbdeb54a063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function getPhotoSource(filePath: string): string {
+    return filePath;
+}
+
+export default getPhotoSource;
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepScan/index.native.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepScan/index.native.tsx
index 9c24e92689cc..536b8eefecb4 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepScan/index.native.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepScan/index.native.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import * as FileUtils from '@libs/fileDownload/FileUtils';
+import getPhotoSource from '@libs/fileDownload/getPhotoSource';
 import getCurrentPosition from '@libs/getCurrentPosition';
 import Log from '@libs/Log';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ function IOURequestStepScan({
             })
             .then((photo: PhotoFile) => {
                 // Store the receipt on the transaction object in Onyx
-                const source = `file://${photo.path}`;
+                const source = getPhotoSource(photo.path);
                 IOU.setMoneyRequestReceipt(transactionID, source, photo.path, action !== CONST.IOU.ACTION.EDIT);
 
                 FileUtils.readFileAsync(source, photo.path, (file) => {