diff --git a/src/components/SelectionListWithSections/Search/TransactionGroupListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionListWithSections/Search/TransactionGroupListItem.tsx
index 845a9d6c0b253..afc854f6525f3 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionListWithSections/Search/TransactionGroupListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionListWithSections/Search/TransactionGroupListItem.tsx
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ function TransactionGroupListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
     const onExpandIconPress = useCallback(() => {
         if (isEmpty && !shouldDisplayEmptyView) {
             onPress();
+            // onPress handles handleToggle() for us, so we return early to avoid calling it twice
+            return;
         }
         handleToggle();
     }, [isEmpty, shouldDisplayEmptyView, handleToggle, onPress]);