diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
index 4d17997c56fb..bd29251713f1 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ function NewChatPage() {
             return;
         }
         const selectedParticipants: SelectedParticipant[] = selectedOptions.map((option: OptionData) => ({
-            login: option.login ?? CONST.EMPTY_STRING,
+            login: option?.login,
             accountID: option.accountID ?? CONST.DEFAULT_NUMBER_ID,
         }));
         const logins = [...selectedParticipants, {login: personalData.login, accountID: personalData.accountID}];
diff --git a/src/types/onyx/NewGroupChatDraft.ts b/src/types/onyx/NewGroupChatDraft.ts
index e075ed6e5e33..1ca29d621867 100644
--- a/src/types/onyx/NewGroupChatDraft.ts
+++ b/src/types/onyx/NewGroupChatDraft.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type SelectedParticipant = {
     accountID: number;
 
     /** Participant login name */
-    login: string;
+    login: string | undefined;
 };
 
 /** Model of new group chat draft */