diff --git a/src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts
index fec2a31fce4e..eba4e94c8494 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {getCardDescription} from './CardUtils';
 import {convertToBackendAmount, convertToFrontendAmountAsInteger} from './CurrencyUtils';
 import Log from './Log';
 import {validateAmount} from './MoneyRequestUtils';
+import {getPreservedNavigatorState} from './Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/usePreserveNavigatorState';
 import navigationRef from './Navigation/navigationRef';
 import type {SearchFullscreenNavigatorParamList} from './Navigation/types';
 import {getPersonalDetailByEmail} from './PersonalDetailsUtils';
@@ -1017,13 +1018,14 @@ function getQueryWithUpdatedValues(query: string) {
 
 function getCurrentSearchQueryJSON() {
     const rootState = navigationRef.getRootState();
-    const lastPolicyRoute = rootState?.routes?.findLast((route) => route.name === NAVIGATORS.REPORTS_SPLIT_NAVIGATOR || route.name === NAVIGATORS.SEARCH_FULLSCREEN_NAVIGATOR);
+    const lastSearchNavigator = rootState?.routes?.findLast((route) => route.name === NAVIGATORS.SEARCH_FULLSCREEN_NAVIGATOR);
 
-    if (!lastPolicyRoute) {
+    const lastSearchNavigatorState = lastSearchNavigator && lastSearchNavigator.key ? getPreservedNavigatorState(lastSearchNavigator?.key) : undefined;
+    if (!lastSearchNavigatorState) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const lastSearchRoute = lastPolicyRoute.state?.routes.findLast((route) => route.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.ROOT);
+    const lastSearchRoute = lastSearchNavigatorState.routes.findLast((route) => route.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.ROOT);
     if (!lastSearchRoute || !lastSearchRoute.params) {
         return;
     }