[$250] Warning: Trying to apply "merge" console errors when finishing onboarding

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Version Number: 9.1.89-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Windows 10 / Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Navigate to https://staging.new.expensify.com/ in Chrome incognito with the console open
2. Log in with a new Gmail account
3. Click on "Skip"
4. Finish onboarding with the "Something else" option

Expected Result:

Console errors shouldn't appear.

Actual Result:

Sometimes Warning: Trying to apply "merge" console errors are appearing when finishing onboarding.

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

Bug6908276_1754392027628.bandicam_2025-08-05_12-57-51-332.mp4

Bug6908276_1754392027619!staging.new.expensify.com-1754391516787.txt

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Triggered auto assignment to @puneetlath (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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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.

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[puneetlath]

This is only a console error and I'm not able to reproduce it on staging or dev. I'm going to demote it from deploy blocker and ask applause if they can consistently reproduce.