diff --git a/src/libs/actions/PersistedRequests.ts b/src/libs/actions/PersistedRequests.ts
index 0cc3c334aa9e..c788d69de70e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/PersistedRequests.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/PersistedRequests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
-import mergeWith from 'lodash/mergeWith';
-import Onyx, {OnyxUpdate} from 'react-native-onyx';
+import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import {Request} from '@src/types/onyx';
 
@@ -18,22 +17,12 @@ function clear() {
     return Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.PERSISTED_REQUESTS, []);
 }
 
-function createUpdatedRequest(oldRequest: Request, newRequest: Request): Request {
-    // Merge the requests together, but concat Onyx update arrays together
-    return mergeWith(oldRequest, newRequest, (objValue, srcValue) => {
-        if (!Array.isArray(objValue) || !objValue.some((obj) => 'onyxMethod' in obj)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        return (objValue as OnyxUpdate[]).concat(srcValue);
-    });
-}
-
 function save(requestToPersist: Request) {
     // Check for a request w/ matching idempotencyKey in the queue
     const existingRequestIndex = persistedRequests.findIndex((request) => request.data?.idempotencyKey && request.data?.idempotencyKey === requestToPersist.data?.idempotencyKey);
     if (existingRequestIndex > -1) {
         // Merge the new request into the existing one, keeping its place in the queue
-        persistedRequests.splice(existingRequestIndex, 1, createUpdatedRequest(persistedRequests[existingRequestIndex], requestToPersist));
+        persistedRequests.splice(existingRequestIndex, 1, requestToPersist);
     } else {
         // If not, push the new request to the end of the queue
         persistedRequests.push(requestToPersist);
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index 4d3c4eadd617..f067a4c63eb6 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ function openReport(reportID, participantLoginList = [], newReportObject = {}, p
 
         // Add the createdReportActionID parameter to the API call
         params.createdReportActionID = optimisticCreatedAction.reportActionID;
+        params.idempotencyKey = `${params.idempotencyKey}_NewReport_${optimisticCreatedAction.reportActionID}`;
 
         // If we are creating a thread, ensure the report action has childReportID property added
         if (newReportObject.parentReportID && parentReportActionID) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/PersistedRequestsTest.ts b/tests/unit/PersistedRequestsTest.ts
index 18b9b4536772..79153efdc806 100644
--- a/tests/unit/PersistedRequestsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/PersistedRequestsTest.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe('PersistedRequests', () => {
-    it('save a new request with an idempotency key which currently exists in PersistedRequests', () => {
+    it('save a new request with an idempotency key which currently exists in the PersistedRequests array', () => {
         PersistedRequests.save(request);
         expect(PersistedRequests.getAll().length).toBe(1);
     });
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('PersistedRequests', () => {
         expect(PersistedRequests.getAll().length).toBe(2);
     });
 
-    it('merge a new request with one existing in PersistedRequests array', () => {
+    it('replace a request existing in the PersistedRequests array with a new one', () => {
         const newRequest: Request = {
             command: 'OpenReport',
             data: {
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ describe('PersistedRequests', () => {
 
         const mergedRequest = persistedRequests[0];
 
-        expect(mergedRequest.successData?.length).toBe(2);
-        expect(mergedRequest.failureData?.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(mergedRequest.successData?.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(mergedRequest.failureData?.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(mergedRequest.successData?.[0]?.key).toBe('reportMetadata_3');
+        expect(mergedRequest.failureData?.[0]?.key).toBe('reportMetadata_4');
     });
 
     it('remove a request from the PersistedRequests array', () => {