diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index 672868214883..90a07b1a7a8a 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -1381,7 +1381,6 @@ const CONST = {
             ADMIN: 'admin',
             AUDITOR: 'auditor',
             USER: 'user',
-            MEMBER: 'member',
         },
         AUTO_REPORTING_FREQUENCIES: {
             INSTANT: 'instant',
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index b96048dc182d..6f89e58d3efe 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -4278,7 +4278,8 @@ function getChatByParticipants(newParticipantList: number[], reports: OnyxCollec
                 isTaskReport(report) ||
                 isMoneyRequestReport(report) ||
                 isChatRoom(report) ||
-                isPolicyExpenseChat(report)
+                isPolicyExpenseChat(report) ||
+                isGroupChat(report)
             ) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index e0fc0081ef42..9c77ee70b1cb 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -1653,13 +1653,11 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(
     const currentUserEmailForIOUSplit = PhoneNumber.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(currentUserLogin);
     const participantAccountIDs = participants.map((participant) => Number(participant.accountID));
 
-    const existingSplitChatReport =
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
-        existingSplitChatReportID || participants[0].reportID
-            ? allReports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${existingSplitChatReportID || participants[0].reportID}`]
-            : participants.length < 2
-            ? ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants(participantAccountIDs)
-            : null;
+    const existingChatReportID = existingSplitChatReportID || participants[0].reportID;
+    let existingSplitChatReport = allReports?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${existingChatReportID}`];
+    if (!existingSplitChatReport) {
+        existingSplitChatReport = participants.length < 2 ? ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants(participantAccountIDs) : null;
+    }
     const splitChatReport = existingSplitChatReport ?? ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport(participantAccountIDs);
     const isOwnPolicyExpenseChat = !!splitChatReport.isOwnPolicyExpenseChat;