diff --git a/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.controller.ts b/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.controller.ts
index b863c9ed69..a44826346c 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.controller.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.controller.ts
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ const updateMultirespondentSubmission = async (
         responses,
         submissionId,
         isApproval: checkIsFormApproval(form),
-        isRejected: false,
       })
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error({
diff --git a/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.service.ts b/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.service.ts
index 8dceec6eca..e03657cb0d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/submission/multirespondent-submission/multirespondent-submission.service.ts
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ export const sendMrfOutcomeEmails = ({
   form,
   responses,
   submissionId,
-  isApproval,
-  isRejected,
+  isApproval = false,
+  isRejected = false,
 }: {
   currentStepNumber: number
   form: IPopulatedMultirespondentForm
   responses: FieldResponsesV3
   submissionId: string
-  isApproval: boolean
-  isRejected: boolean
+  isApproval?: boolean
+  isRejected?: boolean
 }): ResultAsync<true, InvalidWorkflowTypeError | MailSendError> => {
   const logMeta = {
     action: 'sendMrfOutcomeEmails',