diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
index f168cc66ce98..9b42a0925680 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
@@ -2678,12 +2678,12 @@ function buildOptimisticWorkspaceChats(policyID, policyName) {
  * @param {String} parentReportID - Report ID of the chat where the Task is.
  * @param {String} title - Task title.
  * @param {String} description - Task description.
- * @param {String | undefined} policyID - PolicyID of the parent report
+ * @param {String} policyID - PolicyID of the parent report
  *
  * @returns {Object}
  */
 
-function buildOptimisticTaskReport(ownerAccountID, assigneeAccountID = 0, parentReportID, title, description, policyID = undefined) {
+function buildOptimisticTaskReport(ownerAccountID, assigneeAccountID = 0, parentReportID, title, description, policyID = CONST.POLICY.OWNER_EMAIL_FAKE) {
     return {
         reportID: generateReportID(),
         reportName: title,
@@ -2693,9 +2693,9 @@ function buildOptimisticTaskReport(ownerAccountID, assigneeAccountID = 0, parent
         managerID: assigneeAccountID,
         type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
         parentReportID,
+        policyID,
         stateNum: CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.OPEN,
         statusNum: CONST.REPORT.STATUS.OPEN,
-        ...(_.isUndefined(policyID) ? {} : {policyID}),
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.js b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
index 7c5da062d847..963bfebb7eb2 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ function clearOutTaskInfo() {
  * @param {String} assigneeEmail
  * @param {Number} assigneeAccountID
  * @param {Object} assigneeChatReport - The chat report between you and the assignee
- * @param {String | undefined} policyID - the policyID of the parent report
+ * @param {String} policyID - the policyID of the parent report
  */
-function createTaskAndNavigate(parentReportID, title, description, assigneeEmail, assigneeAccountID = 0, assigneeChatReport = null, policyID = undefined) {
+function createTaskAndNavigate(parentReportID, title, description, assigneeEmail, assigneeAccountID = 0, assigneeChatReport = null, policyID = CONST.POLICY.OWNER_EMAIL_FAKE) {
     const optimisticTaskReport = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticTaskReport(currentUserAccountID, assigneeAccountID, parentReportID, title, description, policyID);
 
     const assigneeChatReportID = assigneeChatReport ? assigneeChatReport.reportID : 0;