diff --git a/src/libs/fileDownload/FileUtils.js b/src/libs/fileDownload/FileUtils.js
index fab014de302f..b838a81ea550 100644
--- a/src/libs/fileDownload/FileUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/fileDownload/FileUtils.js
@@ -159,9 +159,12 @@ function appendTimeToFileName(fileName) {
  *
  * @param {String} path - the blob url of the locally uplodaded file
  * @param {String} fileName
+ * @param {Function} onSuccess
+ * @param {Function} onFailure
+ *
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
-const readFileAsync = (path, fileName) =>
+const readFileAsync = (path, fileName, onSuccess, onFailure = () => {}) =>
     new Promise((resolve) => {
         if (!path) {
             resolve();
@@ -183,11 +186,11 @@ const readFileAsync = (path, fileName) =>
                 // For some reason, the File object on iOS does not have a uri property
                 // so images aren't uploaded correctly to the backend
                 file.uri = path;
-                resolve(file);
+                onSuccess(file);
             })
             .catch((e) => {
                 console.debug('[FileUtils] Could not read uploaded file', e);
-                resolve();
+                onFailure(e);
             });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/ReceiptSelector/index.native.js b/src/pages/iou/ReceiptSelector/index.native.js
index 1add5ba17908..824c242cf02f 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/ReceiptSelector/index.native.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/ReceiptSelector/index.native.js
@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@ function ReceiptSelector({route, report, iou, transactionID, isInTabNavigator, s
                 const filePath = `file://${photo.path}`;
                 IOU.setMoneyRequestReceipt(filePath, photo.path);
 
-                if (transactionID) {
-                    FileUtils.readFileAsync(filePath, photo.path).then((receipt) => {
-                        IOU.replaceReceipt(transactionID, receipt, filePath);
-                    });
+                const onSuccess = (receipt) => {
+                    IOU.replaceReceipt(transactionID, receipt, filePath);
+                };
 
+                if (transactionID) {
+                    FileUtils.readFileAsync(filePath, photo.path, onSuccess);
                     Navigation.dismissModal();
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js b/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
index 6b570ee872c3..3a12a4da4e59 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
         if (!props.iou.receiptPath || !props.iou.receiptFilename) {
             return;
         }
-        FileUtils.readFileAsync(props.iou.receiptPath, props.iou.receiptFilename).then((file) => {
-            if (!file) {
-                Navigation.goBack(ROUTES.MONEY_REQUEST.getRoute(iouType, reportID));
-            } else {
-                const receipt = file;
-                receipt.state = file && isManualRequestDM ? CONST.IOU.RECEIPT_STATE.OPEN : CONST.IOU.RECEIPT_STATE.SCANREADY;
-                setReceiptFile(receipt);
-            }
-        });
+        const onSuccess = (file) => {
+            const receipt = file;
+            receipt.state = file && isManualRequestDM ? CONST.IOU.RECEIPT_STATE.OPEN : CONST.IOU.RECEIPT_STATE.SCANREADY;
+            setReceiptFile(receipt);
+        };
+        const onFailure = () => {
+            Navigation.goBack(ROUTES.MONEY_REQUEST.getRoute(iouType, reportID));
+        };
+        FileUtils.readFileAsync(props.iou.receiptPath, props.iou.receiptFilename, onSuccess, onFailure);
     }, [props.iou.receiptPath, props.iou.receiptFilename, isManualRequestDM, iouType, reportID]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
             // If we have a receipt let's start the split bill by creating only the action, the transaction, and the group DM if needed
             if (iouType === CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT && props.iou.receiptPath) {
                 const existingSplitChatReportID = CONST.REGEX.NUMBER.test(reportID) ? reportID : '';
-                FileUtils.readFileAsync(props.iou.receiptPath, props.iou.receiptFilename).then((receipt) => {
+                const onSuccess = (receipt) => {
                     IOU.startSplitBill(
                         selectedParticipants,
                         props.currentUserPersonalDetails.login,
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
                         receipt,
                         existingSplitChatReportID,
                     );
-                });
+                };
+                FileUtils.readFileAsync(props.iou.receiptPath, props.iou.receiptFilename, onSuccess);
                 return;
             }