diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 9ca43d67e0d3..11dd86a32ed3 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -1193,8 +1193,8 @@ function hasOnlyTransactionsWithPendingRoutes(iouReportID: string | undefined):
  * If the report is a thread and has a chat type set, it is a workspace chat.
  */
 function isWorkspaceThread(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
-    const chatType = getChatType(report) ?? '';
-    return isThread(report) && isChatReport(report) && CONST.WORKSPACE_ROOM_TYPES.some(type => chatType === type);
+    const chatType = getChatType(report);
+    return isThread(report) && isChatReport(report) && CONST.WORKSPACE_ROOM_TYPES.some((type) => chatType === type);
 }
 
 /**