diff --git a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
index cda1f39d3087..19b0513b7e41 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.js
@@ -249,6 +249,23 @@ function extractLinksFromMessageHtml(reportAction) {
     return _.map([...htmlContent.matchAll(regex)], (match) => match[1]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the report action immediately before the specified index.
+ * @param {Array} reportActions - all actions
+ * @param {Number} actionIndex - index of the action
+ * @returns {Object|null}
+ */
+function findPreviousAction(reportActions, actionIndex) {
+    for (let i = actionIndex + 1; i < reportActions.length; i++) {
+        // Find the next non-pending deletion report action, as the pending delete action means that it is not displayed in the UI, but still is in the report actions list.
+        // If we are offline, all actions are pending but shown in the UI, so we take the previous action, even if it is a delete.
+        if (isNetworkOffline || reportActions[i].pendingAction !== CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.DELETE) {
+            return reportActions[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns true when the report action immediately before the specified index is a comment made by the same actor who who is leaving a comment in the action at the specified index.
  * Also checks to ensure that the comment is not too old to be shown as a grouped comment.
@@ -258,9 +275,7 @@ function extractLinksFromMessageHtml(reportAction) {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 function isConsecutiveActionMadeByPreviousActor(reportActions, actionIndex) {
-    // Find the next non-pending deletion report action, as the pending delete action means that it is not displayed in the UI, but still is in the report actions list.
-    // If we are offline, all actions are pending but shown in the UI, so we take the previous action, even if it is a delete.
-    const previousAction = _.find(_.drop(reportActions, actionIndex + 1), (action) => isNetworkOffline || action.pendingAction !== CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.DELETE);
+    const previousAction = findPreviousAction(reportActions, actionIndex);
     const currentAction = reportActions[actionIndex];
 
     // It's OK for there to be no previous action, and in that case, false will be returned