diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index f15eb3ee001e..89fc66930869 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -5244,23 +5244,17 @@ function getInvoiceChatByParticipants(policyID: string, receiverID: string | num
 }
 
 /**
- * Attempts to find a report in onyx with the provided list of participants in given policy
+ * Attempts to find a policy expense report in onyx that is owned by ownerAccountID in a given policy
  */
-function getChatByParticipantsAndPolicy(newParticipantList: number[], policyID: string): OnyxEntry<Report> {
-    newParticipantList.sort();
+function getPolicyExpenseChat(ownerAccountID: number, policyID: string): OnyxEntry<Report> {
     return (
-        Object.values(allReports ?? {}).find((report) => {
-            const participantAccountIDs = Object.keys(report?.participants ?? {});
-
-            // If the report has been deleted, or there are no participants (like an empty #admins room) then skip it
-            if (!report || participantAccountIDs.length === 0) {
+        Object.values(allReports ?? {}).find((report: OnyxEntry<Report>) => {
+            // If the report has been deleted, then skip it
+            if (!report) {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            const sortedParticipantsAccountIDs = participantAccountIDs.map(Number).sort();
-
-            // Only return the room if it has all the participants and is not a policy room
-            return report.policyID === policyID && newParticipantList.every((newParticipant) => sortedParticipantsAccountIDs.includes(newParticipant));
+            return report.policyID === policyID && isPolicyExpenseChat(report) && report.ownerAccountID === ownerAccountID;
         }) ?? null
     );
 }
@@ -6757,7 +6751,6 @@ export {
     getAvailableReportFields,
     getBankAccountRoute,
     getChatByParticipants,
-    getChatByParticipantsAndPolicy,
     getChatRoomSubtitle,
     getChildReportNotificationPreference,
     getCommentLength,
@@ -6789,6 +6782,7 @@ export {
     getPendingChatMembers,
     getPersonalDetailsForAccountID,
     getPolicyDescriptionText,
+    getPolicyExpenseChat,
     getPolicyName,
     getPolicyType,
     getReimbursementDeQueuedActionMessage,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Policy.ts b/src/libs/actions/Policy.ts
index 9206aa2fb0b3..533808d1ab9b 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Policy.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Policy.ts
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ function createPolicyExpenseChats(policyID: string, invitedEmailsToAccountIDs: I
         const cleanAccountID = Number(accountID);
         const login = PhoneNumber.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(email);
 
-        const oldChat = ReportUtils.getChatByParticipantsAndPolicy([sessionAccountID, cleanAccountID], policyID);
+        const oldChat = ReportUtils.getPolicyExpenseChat(cleanAccountID, policyID);
 
         // If the chat already exists, we don't want to create a new one - just make sure it's not archived
         if (oldChat) {