diff --git a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/hooks/useEmrConfiguration.ts b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/hooks/useEmrConfiguration.ts
index 2e2ba95ba..8f1b795f5 100644
--- a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/hooks/useEmrConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/hooks/useEmrConfiguration.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ interface EmrApiConfigurationResponse {
     excludedEncounterTypes: Array<string>;
     uuid: string;
   }>;
+  bedAssignmentEncounterType: OpenmrsResource;
+  cancelADTRequestEncounterType: OpenmrsResource;
   // There are many more keys to this object, but we only need these for now
   // Add more keys as needed
 }
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ const customRepProps = [
   ['unknownPatientPersonAttributeType', 'ref'],
   ['supportsVisitsLocationTag', '(uuid,display,name,links)'],
   ['transferForm', 'ref'],
+  ['bedAssignmentEncounterType', 'ref'],
+  ['cancelADTRequestEncounterType', 'ref'],
 ];
 
 const customRep = `custom:${customRepProps.map((prop) => prop.join(':')).join(',')}`;
diff --git a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-transfer-bed-swap/patient-bed-swap-form.component.tsx b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-transfer-bed-swap/patient-bed-swap-form.component.tsx
index 1d4ac42ad..0d0955cea 100644
--- a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-transfer-bed-swap/patient-bed-swap-form.component.tsx
+++ b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-transfer-bed-swap/patient-bed-swap-form.component.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default function PatientBedSwapForm({
       setShowErrorNotifications(false);
       createEncounter({
         patient: patient.uuid,
-        encounterType: emrConfiguration.transferWithinHospitalEncounterType.uuid,
+        encounterType: emrConfiguration.bedAssignmentEncounterType.uuid,
         location: location?.uuid,
         encounterProviders: [
           {