diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.js b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.js
index 712c7ded6ab0..2cd851355c66 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.js
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function MoneyRequestView({report, parentReport, shouldShowHorizontalRule, trans
     let hasErrors = false;
     if (hasReceipt) {
         receiptURIs = ReceiptUtils.getThumbnailAndImageURIs(transaction.receipt.source, transaction.filename);
-        hasErrors = TransactionUtils.hasMissingSmartscanFields(transaction);
+        hasErrors = canEdit && TransactionUtils.hasMissingSmartscanFields(transaction);
     }
 
     const isDistanceRequest = TransactionUtils.isDistanceRequest(transaction);