diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
index 6c1d71625dc9..413807b1f992 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
     const maxComposerLines = isSmallScreenWidth ? CONST.COMPOSER.MAX_LINES_SMALL_SCREEN : CONST.COMPOSER.MAX_LINES;
 
     const isEmptyChat = useMemo(() => _.size(reportActions) === 1, [reportActions]);
-    const parentAction = ReportActionsUtils.getParentReportAction(report);
-    const shouldAutoFocus = !modal.isVisible && (shouldFocusInputOnScreenFocus || (isEmptyChat && !ReportActionsUtils.isTransactionThread(parentAction))) && shouldShowComposeInput;
+    const parentReportAction = lodashGet(parentReportActions, [report.parentReportActionID]);
+    const shouldAutoFocus = !modal.isVisible && (shouldFocusInputOnScreenFocus || (isEmptyChat && !ReportActionsUtils.isTransactionThread(parentReportAction))) && shouldShowComposeInput;
 
     const valueRef = useRef(value);
     valueRef.current = value;
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
             const valueLength = valueRef.current.length;
             if (e.key === CONST.KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS.ARROW_UP.shortcutKey && textInputRef.current.selectionStart === 0 && valueLength === 0 && !ReportUtils.chatIncludesChronos(report)) {
                 e.preventDefault();
-
-                const parentReportActionID = lodashGet(report, 'parentReportActionID', '');
-                const parentReportAction = lodashGet(parentReportActions, [parentReportActionID], {});
                 const lastReportAction = _.find(
                     [...reportActions, parentReportAction],
                     (action) => ReportUtils.canEditReportAction(action) && !ReportActionsUtils.isMoneyRequestAction(action),
@@ -356,7 +353,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
                 }
             }
         },
-        [isKeyboardShown, isSmallScreenWidth, parentReportActions, report, reportActions, reportID, handleSendMessage, suggestionsRef, valueRef],
+        [isKeyboardShown, isSmallScreenWidth, parentReportAction, report, reportActions, reportID, handleSendMessage, suggestionsRef, valueRef],
     );
 
     const onChangeText = useCallback(