diff --git a/onboarding-api/src/controllers/kyb/verifyBusiness.ts b/onboarding-api/src/controllers/kyb/verifyBusiness.ts
index d0326e8bce..51416dc87b 100644
--- a/onboarding-api/src/controllers/kyb/verifyBusiness.ts
+++ b/onboarding-api/src/controllers/kyb/verifyBusiness.ts
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ export const verifyBusinessController = async (
       }
     }
 
+    const MANUAL_KYB_REFERENCE = `MANUAL_KYB_REQUEST_${Math.random()}`
+
     const user: EntityUser = {
       investorType: 'entity',
       address: null,
       kycReference: '',
-      manualKybReference: manualReview ? `MANUAL_KYB_REQUEST_${Math.random()}` : null,
+      manualKybReference: manualReview ? MANUAL_KYB_REFERENCE : null,
       wallet: [wallet],
       name: null,
       dateOfBirth: null,
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ export const verifyBusinessController = async (
         enable_extra_proofs: 1,
         labels: ['proof_of_address', 'signed_and_dated_ownership_structure'],
         verification_mode: 'any',
-        reference: `KYB_${Math.random()}`,
+        reference: MANUAL_KYB_REFERENCE,
         email: body.email,
         country: body.jurisdictionCode,
         redirect_url: `${origin}/manual-kyb-redirect.html`,