diff --git a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
index 218cdc70a86e..a36a9b2b8451 100644
--- a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function OptionRowLHN({reportID, isFocused = false, onSelectRow = () => {}, opti
     const report = ReportUtils.getReport(optionItem.reportID ?? '');
     const isStatusVisible = !!emojiCode && ReportUtils.isOneOnOneChat(!isEmptyObject(report) ? report : null);
 
-    const isGroupChat = optionItem.type === CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT && optionItem.chatType !== '' && !optionItem.isThread && (optionItem.displayNamesWithTooltips?.length ?? 0) > 2;
+    const isGroupChat = optionItem.type === CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT && !optionItem.chatType && !optionItem.isThread && (optionItem.displayNamesWithTooltips?.length ?? 0) > 2;
     const fullTitle = isGroupChat ? getGroupChatName(!isEmptyObject(report) ? report : null) : optionItem.text;
 
     const subscriptAvatarBorderColor = isFocused ? focusedBackgroundColor : theme.sidebar;
diff --git a/src/types/onyx/Report.ts b/src/types/onyx/Report.ts
index ab04126ff782..b1571e7514e4 100644
--- a/src/types/onyx/Report.ts
+++ b/src/types/onyx/Report.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Note = {
 
 type Report = {
     /** The specific type of chat */
-    chatType?: ValueOf<typeof CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE> | '';
+    chatType?: ValueOf<typeof CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE>;
 
     /** Whether the report has a child that is an outstanding money request that is awaiting action from the current user */
     hasOutstandingChildRequest?: boolean;