diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index 3554745dfe07..536a5752dd8d 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -5756,7 +5756,7 @@ function buildOptimisticChangePolicyData(
         });
     }
 
-    if (newStatusNum) {
+    if (newStatusNum != null && newStatusNum !== undefined) {
         // buildOptimisticNextStep is used in parallel
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated
         const optimisticNextStepDeprecated = buildNextStepNew({