diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
index 5db3f92d5493..a0d73a1b2844 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ function MoneyRequestView({
                             if (!transaction?.transactionID) {
                                 return;
                             }
-                            if (Object.values(transaction?.errors ?? {})?.find((error) => ErrorUtils.isReceiptError(error))) {
+                            if (
+                                transaction.pendingAction === CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.ADD &&
+                                Object.values(transaction?.errors ?? {})?.find((error) => ErrorUtils.isReceiptError(error))
+                            ) {
                                 deleteTransaction(parentReport, parentReportAction);
                             }
                             Transaction.clearError(transaction.transactionID);
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index bc4569bf4603..fd95947c5153 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ function buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest(
                 // Disabling this line since transaction.filename can be an empty string
                 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
                 errors: getReceiptError(transaction.receipt, transaction.filename || transaction.receipt?.filename, isScanRequest, errorKey),
-                pendingAction: null,
                 pendingFields: clearedPendingFields,
             },
         },
@@ -1524,7 +1523,6 @@ function buildOnyxDataForTrackExpense(
                 // Disabling this line since transaction.filename can be an empty string
                 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
                 errors: getReceiptError(transaction.receipt, transaction.filename || transaction.receipt?.filename, isScanRequest),
-                pendingAction: null,
                 pendingFields: clearedPendingFields,
             },
         },
diff --git a/tests/actions/IOUTest.ts b/tests/actions/IOUTest.ts
index fbd31012b023..d407c1aab2d2 100644
--- a/tests/actions/IOUTest.ts
+++ b/tests/actions/IOUTest.ts
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ describe('actions/IOU', () => {
                                     waitForCollectionCallback: false,
                                     callback: (transaction) => {
                                         Onyx.disconnect(connectionID);
-                                        expect(transaction?.pendingAction).toBeFalsy();
+                                        expect(transaction?.pendingAction).toBe(CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.ADD);
                                         expect(transaction?.errors).toBeTruthy();
                                         expect(Object.values(transaction?.errors ?? {})[0]).toEqual(Localize.translateLocal('iou.error.genericCreateFailureMessage'));
                                         resolve();