From 2b7f1de4fa5cadf53e87974ae3513b88185b3827 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Burhan-Rashid <burhanuz30@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:39:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: currency not resetting to default currency on page
 reload while creating a new manual expense

---
 src/libs/actions/IOU.ts                       |  2 +-
 src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index c9fbd966312e..5cd75a62e80a 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ type InitMoneyRequestParams = {
     policy?: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Policy>;
     isFromGlobalCreate?: boolean;
     currentIouRequestType?: IOURequestType | undefined;
-    newIouRequestType: IOURequestType;
+    newIouRequestType: IOURequestType | undefined;
     report: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Report>;
     parentReport: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Report>;
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
index 446d81583252..3f6f36f68fad 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/IOURequestStartPage.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ function IOURequestStartPage({
         Navigation.closeRHPFlow();
     };
 
+    // This useEffect is used to initialize the money request, so that currency will be reset to default currency on page reload.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (transaction?.amount !== 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        initMoneyRequest({
+            reportID,
+            policy,
+            isFromGlobalCreate,
+            currentIouRequestType: transaction?.iouRequestType,
+            newIouRequestType: transaction?.iouRequestType,
+            report,
+            parentReport,
+        });
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+    }, []);
+
     const resetIOUTypeIfChanged = useCallback(
         (newIOUType: IOURequestType) => {
             if (transaction?.iouRequestType === newIOUType) {