[Due for payment 2025-08-11] [Hold for deploy to prod] [Due for payment 2025-07-30] [$250] Track Expense - Reloading page changes the background to the workspace selected

[mitarachim]

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Version Number: v9.1.54-2
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: -
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+bg@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: macOS/chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Login to an account that has selfDM
2. Create a expense in the selfDM
3. Click on "Share it with my accountant"
4. Select a user > choose a workspace
5. Reload page

Expected Result:

Background does not change to the WS page.

Actual Result:

Background changes to the WS page.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6846124_1748565944663.Screen_Recording_2025-05-30_at_3.00.27_at_night.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @NicMendonca

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @NicMendonca (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[NicMendonca]

@mitarachim can't repro!

[MelvinBot]

This has been labelled "Needs Reproduction". Follow the steps here: https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/16989

[hoangzinh]

I can reproduce this issue with the steps in issue:

Screen.Recording.2025-05-31.at.06.12.49.mov

I can take this issue as a C+

[hoangzinh]

@NicMendonca, actually, you already reproduced it. Look at your screenshot, after reloading the page, the app auto-redirects you to the workspace chat (instead of self-DM). Probably, the expectation step is not clear, it should say

"Background changes to the WS chat page."

Note: I can take this issue as a C+

[mitarachim]

Hello @NicMendonca, sorry for the late response.
The QA team is still able to reproduce the issue in build v9.1.54-2

Screen.Recording.2025-05-31.at.6.24.54.in.the.morning.mp4

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