diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
index 36277216f87c..2c046bfc2a24 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
@@ -482,10 +482,7 @@ function getMoneyRequestInformation(
         // For now it only uses the first tag of the policy, since multi-tags are not yet supported
         const tagListKey = _.first(_.keys(policyTags));
         const uniquePolicyRecentlyUsedTags = recentlyUsedPolicyTags ? _.filter(recentlyUsedPolicyTags[tagListKey], (recentlyUsedPolicyTag) => recentlyUsedPolicyTag !== tag) : [];
-        if (tag) {
-            uniquePolicyRecentlyUsedTags.unshift(tag);
-        }
-        optimisticPolicyRecentlyUsedTags[tagListKey] = [...uniquePolicyRecentlyUsedTags];
+        optimisticPolicyRecentlyUsedTags[tagListKey] = [tag, ...uniquePolicyRecentlyUsedTags];
     }
 
     // If there is an existing transaction (which is the case for distance requests), then the data from the existing transaction