diff --git a/src/libs/TransactionUtils/index.ts b/src/libs/TransactionUtils/index.ts
index 083a8d238156..2561c54780ce 100644
--- a/src/libs/TransactionUtils/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/TransactionUtils/index.ts
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ function compareDuplicateTransactionFields(transactionID: string): {keep: Partia
 
     // Helper function to check if all comments are equal
     function areAllCommentsEqual(items: Array<OnyxEntry<Transaction>>, firstTransaction: OnyxEntry<Transaction>) {
-        return items.every((item) => lodashIsEqual(item?.comment, firstTransaction?.comment));
+        return items.every((item) => lodashIsEqual(getDescription(item), getDescription(firstTransaction)));
     }
 
     // Helper function to check if all fields are equal for a given key
@@ -1000,8 +1000,7 @@ function compareDuplicateTransactionFields(transactionID: string): {keep: Partia
 
             if (fieldName === 'description') {
                 const allCommentsAreEqual = areAllCommentsEqual(transactions, firstTransaction);
-                const allCommentsAreEmpty = isFirstTransactionCommentEmptyObject && transactions.every((item) => item?.comment === undefined);
-
+                const allCommentsAreEmpty = isFirstTransactionCommentEmptyObject && transactions.every((item) => getDescription(item) === '');
                 if (allCommentsAreEqual || allCommentsAreEmpty) {
                     keep[fieldName] = firstTransaction?.comment?.comment ?? firstTransaction?.comment;
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/pages/TransactionDuplicate/Confirmation.tsx b/src/pages/TransactionDuplicate/Confirmation.tsx
index 56c600fa1181..9830ea2a8745 100644
--- a/src/pages/TransactionDuplicate/Confirmation.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/TransactionDuplicate/Confirmation.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function Confirmation() {
         ReportUtils.isReportNotFound(report) ||
         (reviewDuplicatesResult.status === 'loaded' && (!transaction?.transactionID || !doesTransactionBelongToReport));
 
-    if (isLoadingOnyxValue(reviewDuplicatesResult, reportResult)) {
+    if (isLoadingOnyxValue(reviewDuplicatesResult, reportResult) || !transaction?.transactionID) {
         return <FullScreenLoadingIndicator />;
     }