diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts b/src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts
index 88e6bbe59312..4d864ab18982 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts
@@ -1685,6 +1685,7 @@ function buildPolicyData(policyOwnerEmail = '', makeMeAdmin = false, policyName
                     addWorkspaceRoom: null,
                 },
                 pendingAction: null,
+                isOptimisticReport: false,
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1705,6 +1706,7 @@ function buildPolicyData(policyOwnerEmail = '', makeMeAdmin = false, policyName
                 },
                 pendingAction: null,
                 pendingChatMembers: [],
+                isOptimisticReport: false,
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1724,6 +1726,7 @@ function buildPolicyData(policyOwnerEmail = '', makeMeAdmin = false, policyName
                     addWorkspaceRoom: null,
                 },
                 pendingAction: null,
+                isOptimisticReport: false,
             },
         },
         {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
index 771788cec983..2333e35fb7e7 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
@@ -832,6 +832,17 @@ function clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate(reportID?: string, chatReport?: OnyxEntry<O
     Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.NEW_TASK_DETAILS);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Start out create task action quick action step
+ */
+function startOutCreateTaskQuickAction(reportID: string, targetAccountID: number) {
+    // The second parameter of clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate is the chat report or DM report
+    // between the user and the person to whom the task is assigned.
+    // Since chatReportID isn't stored in NVP_QUICK_ACTION_GLOBAL_CREATE, we set
+    // it to undefined. This will make setAssigneeValue to search for the correct report.
+    clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate(reportID, undefined, targetAccountID, true);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the assignee data
  */
@@ -1149,6 +1160,7 @@ export {
     reopenTask,
     completeTask,
     clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate,
+    startOutCreateTaskQuickAction,
     getAssignee,
     getShareDestination,
     deleteTask,
diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarScreen/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarScreen/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
index 8cad6d2fc45d..730fcdb6b636 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarScreen/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarScreen/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
@@ -268,10 +268,7 @@ function FloatingActionButtonAndPopover(
                 selectOption(() => IOU.startMoneyRequest(CONST.IOU.TYPE.PAY, quickActionReportID, CONST.IOU.REQUEST_TYPE.MANUAL, true), false);
                 return;
             case CONST.QUICK_ACTIONS.ASSIGN_TASK:
-                selectOption(
-                    () => Task.clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate(isValidReport ? quickActionReportID : '', isValidReport ? quickActionReport : undefined, quickAction.targetAccountID ?? -1, true),
-                    false,
-                );
+                selectOption(() => Task.startOutCreateTaskQuickAction(isValidReport ? quickActionReportID : '', quickAction.targetAccountID ?? -1), false);
                 break;
             case CONST.QUICK_ACTIONS.TRACK_MANUAL:
                 selectOption(() => IOU.startMoneyRequest(CONST.IOU.TYPE.TRACK, quickActionReportID, CONST.IOU.REQUEST_TYPE.MANUAL, true), false);