diff --git a/src/ROUTES.ts b/src/ROUTES.ts
index 4ffe479ff684..a68bd7508dc5 100644
--- a/src/ROUTES.ts
+++ b/src/ROUTES.ts
@@ -1268,8 +1268,12 @@ const ROUTES = {
     },
     DISTANCE_REQUEST_CREATE: {
         route: ':action/:iouType/start/:transactionID/:reportID/distance-new/:backToReport?',
-        getRoute: (action: IOUAction, iouType: IOUType, transactionID: string, reportID: string, backToReport?: string) =>
-            `${action as string}/${iouType as string}/start/${transactionID}/${reportID}/distance-new/${backToReport ?? ''}` as const,
+        getRoute: (action: IOUAction, iouType: IOUType, transactionID: string, reportID: string, backToReport?: string) => {
+            if (backToReport) {
+                return `${action as string}/${iouType as string}/start/${transactionID}/${reportID}/distance-new/${backToReport}` as const;
+            }
+            return `${action as string}/${iouType as string}/start/${transactionID}/${reportID}/distance-new` as const;
+        },
     },
     DISTANCE_REQUEST_CREATE_TAB_MAP: {
         route: 'distance-map',