diff --git a/src/components/MoneyRequestConfirmationList.tsx b/src/components/MoneyRequestConfirmationList.tsx
index b76ca99751afd..0b77dd4728e86 100755
--- a/src/components/MoneyRequestConfirmationList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MoneyRequestConfirmationList.tsx
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmationList({
             return;
         }
         IOU.setMoneyRequestCategory(transactionID, enabledCategories[0].name);
+        // Keep 'transaction' out to ensure that we autoselect the option only once
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [shouldShowCategories, policyCategories, isCategoryRequired]);
 
@@ -520,7 +521,9 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmationList({
         if (updatedTagsString !== TransactionUtils.getTag(transaction) && updatedTagsString) {
             IOU.setMoneyRequestTag(transactionID, updatedTagsString);
         }
-    }, [policyTagLists, transaction, transactionID, policyTags, canUseViolations]);
+        // Keep 'transaction' out to ensure that we autoselect the option only once
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    }, [policyTagLists, policyTags, canUseViolations]);
 
     /**
      */