diff --git a/apps/crn-frontend/src/network/teams/TeamManuscript.tsx b/apps/crn-frontend/src/network/teams/TeamManuscript.tsx
index d9c87f1fd3..14713e84b3 100644
--- a/apps/crn-frontend/src/network/teams/TeamManuscript.tsx
+++ b/apps/crn-frontend/src/network/teams/TeamManuscript.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../shared-state';
 import {
   refreshTeamState,
+  useDiscussionById,
   useManuscriptById,
   usePostManuscript,
   usePutManuscript,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const TeamManuscript: React.FC<TeamManuscriptProps> = ({
   const getTeamSuggestions = useTeamSuggestions();
   const getLabSuggestions = useLabSuggestions();
   const getAuthorSuggestions = useAuthorSuggestions();
+  const getDiscussion = useDiscussionById;
 
   const pushFromHere = usePushFromHere();
 
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ const TeamManuscript: React.FC<TeamManuscriptProps> = ({
               })),
             )
           }
+          getDiscussion={getDiscussion}
           title={manuscript?.title}
           firstAuthors={convertAuthorsToSelectOptions(manuscriptFirstAuthors)}
           correspondingAuthor={convertAuthorsToSelectOptions(
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/templates/ManuscriptForm.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/templates/ManuscriptForm.tsx
index 87856b53b2..868c53300b 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/templates/ManuscriptForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/templates/ManuscriptForm.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   ApcCoverageOption,
   AuthorEmailField,
   AuthorSelectOption,
+  DiscussionDataObject,
   ManuscriptFileResponse,
   ManuscriptFileType,
   ManuscriptFormData,
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ type ManuscriptFormProps = Omit<
     getAuthorSuggestions: NonNullable<
       ComponentProps<typeof AuthorSelect>['loadOptions']
     >;
+    getDiscussion?: (id: string) => DiscussionDataObject | undefined;
     firstAuthors?: AuthorSelectOption[];
     correspondingAuthor?: AuthorSelectOption[];
     additionalAuthors?: AuthorSelectOption[];
@@ -328,22 +330,31 @@ const ManuscriptForm: React.FC<ManuscriptFormProps> = ({
   getLabSuggestions,
   selectedLabs,
   getAuthorSuggestions,
+  getDiscussion,
   description,
   firstAuthors,
   correspondingAuthor,
   additionalAuthors,
   resubmitManuscript = false,
 }) => {
-  const getDefaultQuickCheckValue = (quickCheckDetails: string | undefined) => {
+  const getDefaultQuickCheckValue = (quickCheckId: string | undefined) => {
     const isEditing = !!title;
 
     if (isEditing) {
-      return quickCheckDetails ? 'No' : 'Yes';
+      return quickCheckId ? 'No' : 'Yes';
     }
 
     return undefined;
   };
 
+  const getDefaultQuickCheckDetails = (quickCheckId: string | undefined) => {
+    if (quickCheckId && getDiscussion) {
+      const discussion = getDiscussion(quickCheckId);
+      return discussion?.message.text;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  };
+
   const isEditMode = !!manuscriptId && !resubmitManuscript;
   const methods = useForm<ManuscriptFormData>({
     mode: 'onBlur',
@@ -364,44 +375,51 @@ const ManuscriptForm: React.FC<ManuscriptFormProps> = ({
           additionalFiles: additionalFiles || undefined,
 
           acknowledgedGrantNumber: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails?.message.text,
+            acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails?.id,
           ),
           asapAffiliationIncluded: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            asapAffiliationIncludedDetails?.message.text,
+            asapAffiliationIncludedDetails?.id,
           ),
           manuscriptLicense: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            manuscriptLicenseDetails?.message.text,
+            manuscriptLicenseDetails?.id,
           ),
           datasetsDeposited: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            datasetsDepositedDetails?.message.text,
-          ),
-          codeDeposited: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            codeDepositedDetails?.message.text,
+            datasetsDepositedDetails?.id,
           ),
+          codeDeposited: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(codeDepositedDetails?.id),
           protocolsDeposited: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            protocolsDepositedDetails?.message.text,
+            protocolsDepositedDetails?.id,
           ),
           labMaterialsRegistered: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            labMaterialsRegisteredDetails?.message.text,
+            labMaterialsRegisteredDetails?.id,
           ),
           availabilityStatement: getDefaultQuickCheckValue(
-            availabilityStatementDetails?.message.text,
+            availabilityStatementDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          asapAffiliationIncludedDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            asapAffiliationIncludedDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          manuscriptLicenseDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            manuscriptLicenseDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          datasetsDepositedDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            datasetsDepositedDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          codeDepositedDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            codeDepositedDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          protocolsDepositedDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            protocolsDepositedDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          labMaterialsRegisteredDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            labMaterialsRegisteredDetails?.id,
+          ),
+          availabilityStatementDetails: getDefaultQuickCheckDetails(
+            availabilityStatementDetails?.id,
           ),
-          acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails:
-            acknowledgedGrantNumberDetails?.message.text || '',
-          asapAffiliationIncludedDetails:
-            asapAffiliationIncludedDetails?.message.text || '',
-          manuscriptLicenseDetails:
-            manuscriptLicenseDetails?.message.text || '',
-          datasetsDepositedDetails:
-            datasetsDepositedDetails?.message.text || '',
-          codeDepositedDetails: codeDepositedDetails?.message.text || '',
-          protocolsDepositedDetails:
-            protocolsDepositedDetails?.message.text || '',
-          labMaterialsRegisteredDetails:
-            labMaterialsRegisteredDetails?.message.text || '',
-          availabilityStatementDetails:
-            availabilityStatementDetails?.message.text || '',
           teams: selectedTeams || [],
           labs: selectedLabs || [],
           description: description || '',
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ManuscriptForm.test.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ManuscriptForm.test.tsx
index 5b45f1e1d7..96ff74812c 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ManuscriptForm.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ManuscriptForm.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ComponentProps } from 'react';
 import { MemoryRouter, Route, Router, StaticRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { createMemoryHistory, History } from 'history';
 import userEvent, { specialChars } from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { createMessage } from '@asap-hub/fixtures';
 import {
   AuthorResponse,
   AuthorSelectOption,
@@ -202,10 +203,15 @@ test.each`
     fieldDetails: QuickCheckDetails;
   }) => {
     const onCreate = jest.fn();
+    const getDiscussion = jest.fn(() => ({
+      id: 'discussion-1',
+      message: createMessage('Explanation'),
+    }));
     const props = {
       ...defaultProps,
       [field]: 'No',
-      [fieldDetails]: { message: { text: 'Explanation' } },
+      [fieldDetails]: { id: 'discussion-1' },
+      getDiscussion,
     };
     render(
       <StaticRouter>