diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index 40403eded27f..cb03f047e3d8 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -6813,13 +6813,12 @@ function replaceReceipt(transactionID: string, file: File, source: string) {
             },
         },
     ];
-
     const failureData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION}${transactionID}`,
             value: {
-                receipt: oldReceipt,
+                receipt: !isEmptyObject(oldReceipt) ? oldReceipt : null,
                 filename: transaction?.filename,
                 errors: getReceiptError(receiptOptimistic, file.name),
             },