diff --git a/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense-5.spec.ts b/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense-5.spec.ts
index 58c5915927..9c48f6a1f8 100644
--- a/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense-5.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense-5.spec.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import {
   unflattenedExpWoProject,
   unflattenedExpenseWithCCCGroupId2,
   unflattenedTxnData,
+  unflattenedTxnWithCategory,
 } from 'src/app/core/mock-data/unflattened-txn.data';
 import { CostCenter } from 'src/app/core/models/v1/cost-center.model';
 import { AccountsService } from 'src/app/core/services/accounts.service';
@@ -814,8 +815,8 @@ export function TestCases5(getTestBed) {
       component.activeCategories$ = of(sortedCategory);
       component.recentlyUsedValues$ = of(recentlyUsedRes);
       component.isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled$ = of(true);
+      component.etxn$ = of(unflattenedTxnWithCategory);
       authService.getEou.and.resolveTo(apiEouRes);
-      component.fg.controls.category.setValue(orgCategoryData);
       recentlyUsedItemsService.getRecentlyUsedProjects.and.returnValue(of(recentlyUsedProjectRes));
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ export function TestCases5(getTestBed) {
         expect(recentlyUsedItemsService.getRecentlyUsedProjects).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith({
           recentValues: recentlyUsedRes,
           eou: apiEouRes,
-          categoryIds: component.fg.controls.category.value && component.fg.controls.category.value.id,
+          categoryIds: [`${unflattenedTxnWithCategory.tx.org_category_id}`],
           isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled: true,
           activeCategoryList: sortedCategory,
         });
diff --git a/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense.page.ts b/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense.page.ts
index 9f676f840d..429e4c9302 100644
--- a/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense.page.ts
+++ b/src/app/fyle/add-edit-expense/add-edit-expense.page.ts
@@ -1621,14 +1621,14 @@ export class AddEditExpensePage implements OnInit {
       eou: this.authService.getEou(),
       activeCategories: this.activeCategories$,
       isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled: this.isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled$,
+      selectedCategoryId: this.etxn$.pipe(map((etxn) => etxn.tx.org_category_id)),
     }).pipe(
-      switchMap(({ recentValues, eou, activeCategories, isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled }) => {
-        const formControl = this.getFormControl('category') as { value: OrgCategory };
-        const categoryId = formControl.value && (formControl.value.id as unknown as string[]);
+      switchMap(({ recentValues, eou, activeCategories, isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled, selectedCategoryId }) => {
+        const categoryId = `${selectedCategoryId}` || null;
         return this.recentlyUsedItemsService.getRecentlyUsedProjects({
           recentValues,
           eou,
-          categoryIds: categoryId,
+          categoryIds: [categoryId],
           isProjectCategoryRestrictionsEnabled,
           activeCategoryList: activeCategories,
         });