diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
index fc031cab5748..49c4767e4d5e 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
@@ -386,10 +386,15 @@ function getLastMessageTextForReport(report) {
     } else {
         lastMessageTextFromReport = report ? report.lastMessageText || '' : '';
 
-        // Yeah this is a bit ugly. If the latest report action that is not a whisper has been moderated as pending remove, then set the last message text to the text of the latest visible action that is not a whisper.
+        // Yeah this is a bit ugly. If the latest report action that is not a whisper has been moderated as pending remove
+        // then set the last message text to the text of the latest visible action that is not a whisper or the report creation message.
         const lastNonWhisper = _.find(allSortedReportActions[report.reportID], (action) => !ReportActionUtils.isWhisperAction(action)) || {};
         if (ReportActionUtils.isPendingRemove(lastNonWhisper)) {
-            const latestVisibleAction = _.find(allSortedReportActions[report.reportID], (action) => ReportActionUtils.shouldReportActionBeVisibleAsLastAction(action)) || {};
+            const latestVisibleAction =
+                _.find(
+                    allSortedReportActions[report.reportID],
+                    (action) => ReportActionUtils.shouldReportActionBeVisibleAsLastAction(action) && !ReportActionUtils.isCreatedAction(action),
+                ) || {};
             lastMessageTextFromReport = lodashGet(latestVisibleAction, 'message[0].text', '');
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
index e4cc6ced62ec..b525ffadd258 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function isDeletedAction(reportAction) {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 function isPendingRemove(reportAction) {
-    return lodashGet(reportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecisions[0].decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_REMOVE;
+    return lodashGet(reportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecision.decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_REMOVE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ export {
     getLastVisibleMessage,
     getMostRecentIOURequestActionID,
     extractLinksFromMessageHtml,
+    isCreatedAction,
     isDeletedAction,
     shouldReportActionBeVisible,
     shouldReportActionBeVisibleAsLastAction,
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
index e4a6b801db57..3b4df83c56a9 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
@@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ function getReportName(report, policy = undefined) {
             return `[${Localize.translateLocal('common.attachment')}]`;
         }
         if (
-            lodashGet(parentReportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecisions[0].decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_HIDE ||
-            lodashGet(parentReportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecisions[0].decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_HIDDEN
+            lodashGet(parentReportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecision.decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_HIDE ||
+            lodashGet(parentReportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecision.decision') === CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_HIDDEN
         ) {
             return Localize.translateLocal('parentReportAction.hiddenMessage');
         }
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index 726fd736eb7f..103628411c15 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -1789,32 +1789,28 @@ function flagComment(reportID, reportAction, severity) {
     const message = reportAction.message[0];
     let updatedDecision;
     if (severity === CONST.MODERATION.FLAG_SEVERITY_SPAM || severity === CONST.MODERATION.FLAG_SEVERITY_INCONSIDERATE) {
-        if (_.isEmpty(message.moderationDecisions) || message.moderationDecisions[message.moderationDecisions.length - 1].decision !== CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_HIDE) {
-            updatedDecision = [
-                {
-                    decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING,
-                },
-            ];
+        if (!message.moderationDecision) {
+            updatedDecision = {
+                decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING,
+            };
+        } else {
+            updatedDecision = message.moderationDecision;
         }
     } else if (severity === CONST.MODERATION.FLAG_SEVERITY_ASSAULT || severity === CONST.MODERATION.FLAG_SEVERITY_HARASSMENT) {
-        updatedDecision = [
-            {
-                decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_REMOVE,
-            },
-        ];
+        updatedDecision = {
+            decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_REMOVE,
+        };
     } else {
-        updatedDecision = [
-            {
-                decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_HIDE,
-            },
-        ];
+        updatedDecision = {
+            decision: CONST.MODERATION.MODERATOR_DECISION_PENDING_HIDE,
+        };
     }
 
     const reportActionID = reportAction.reportActionID;
 
     const updatedMessage = {
         ...message,
-        moderationDecisions: updatedDecision,
+        moderationDecision: updatedDecision,
     };
 
     const optimisticData = [
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
index 259502a9eff9..8114f3776acc 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ function ReportActionItem(props) {
 
     // Hide the message if it is being moderated for a higher offense, or is hidden by a moderator
     // Removed messages should not be shown anyway and should not need this flow
-    const decisions = lodashGet(props, ['action', 'message', 0, 'moderationDecisions'], []);
-    const latestDecision = lodashGet(_.last(decisions), 'decision', '');
+    const latestDecision = lodashGet(props, ['action', 'message', 0, 'moderationDecision', 'decision'], '');
     useEffect(() => {
         if (props.action.actionName !== CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinksData.js b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinksData.js
index 8c208ee82611..9f8f5bd74e7d 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinksData.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinksData.js
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ const propTypes = {
                 error: PropTypes.string,
                 message: PropTypes.arrayOf(
                     PropTypes.shape({
-                        moderationDecisions: PropTypes.arrayOf(
-                            PropTypes.shape({
-                                decision: PropTypes.string,
-                            }),
-                        ),
+                        moderationDecision: PropTypes.shape({
+                            decision: PropTypes.string,
+                        }),
                     }),
                 ),
             }),
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ const reportActionsSelector = (reportActions) =>
         errors: reportAction.errors,
         message: [
             {
-                moderationDecisions: [{decision: lodashGet(reportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecisions[0].decision')}],
+                moderationDecision: {decision: lodashGet(reportAction, 'message[0].moderationDecision.decision')},
             },
         ],
     }));