diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index b20798be1b90..9707de6fb2ae 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -3741,7 +3741,7 @@ PODS:
   - RNGoogleSignin (10.0.1):
     - GoogleSignIn (~> 7.0)
     - React-Core
-  - RNLiveMarkdown (0.1.333):
+  - RNLiveMarkdown (0.1.334):
     - boost
     - DoubleConversion
     - fast_float
@@ -4887,7 +4887,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GTMAppAuth: f69bd07d68cd3b766125f7e072c45d7340dea0de
   GTMSessionFetcher: 5aea5ba6bd522a239e236100971f10cb71b96ab6
   GzipSwift: 893f3e48e597a1a4f62fafcb6514220fcf8287fa
-  hermes-engine: a042a38ee8fd790f69526e722127b3d187cfbc52
+  hermes-engine: b9fce68308a7c2ec975e1717cb7fabe2dc9dd83e
   libavif: 84bbb62fb232c3018d6f1bab79beea87e35de7b7
   libdav1d: 23581a4d8ec811ff171ed5e2e05cd27bad64c39f
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
@@ -5006,7 +5006,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNFS: 89de7d7f4c0f6bafa05343c578f61118c8282ed8
   RNGestureHandler: e580deecf0c372b61e073437ac37f62511265777
   RNGoogleSignin: 89877c73f0fbf6af2038fbdb7b73b5a25b8330cc
-  RNLiveMarkdown: b6923a4b941161f6b8832c413f035564a6f4c46e
+  RNLiveMarkdown: 014c79e3eb3384ad574e4697460c41d997530478
   RNLocalize: 05e367a873223683f0e268d0af9a8a8e6aed3b26
   rnmapbox-maps: 8b7629ef3ae59dd96340470e568cbc7c08c54ff9
   RNNitroSQLite: a9b5965d511ed6e99ce903380e64934d043a0d2c
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7ef833b39b0b..827767851637 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "@expensify/nitro-utils": "file:./modules/ExpensifyNitroUtils",
         "@expensify/react-native-background-task": "file:./modules/background-task",
         "@expensify/react-native-hybrid-app": "file:./modules/hybrid-app",
-        "@expensify/react-native-live-markdown": "0.1.333",
+        "@expensify/react-native-live-markdown": "0.1.334",
         "@expensify/react-native-wallet": "0.1.22",
         "@expo/metro-config": "56.0.14",
         "@expo/metro-runtime": "56.0.13",
@@ -5546,9 +5546,9 @@
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/@expensify/react-native-live-markdown": {
-      "version": "0.1.333",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@expensify/react-native-live-markdown/-/react-native-live-markdown-0.1.333.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-S4z67bBeVolrvJ+Mg/026+v1PRYCjJks2vLfgcIdMf5dPFLAu0htf9KsH1so3CqLTEOWJxuBRHExAdOxUo6C+A==",
+      "version": "0.1.334",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@expensify/react-native-live-markdown/-/react-native-live-markdown-0.1.334.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ymousLqFN87xExVJkm17Wa8bw/Ra0PoV+2ng38wUPuK3WNJwToeiovYtGdxscIgqVrJ4SLxkdq10yMlHqP6Iiw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
         "./example",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fc29fb9c961..661f1b038025 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "@expensify/nitro-utils": "file:./modules/ExpensifyNitroUtils",
     "@expensify/react-native-background-task": "file:./modules/background-task",
     "@expensify/react-native-hybrid-app": "file:./modules/hybrid-app",
-    "@expensify/react-native-live-markdown": "0.1.333",
+    "@expensify/react-native-live-markdown": "0.1.334",
     "@expensify/react-native-wallet": "0.1.22",
     "@expo/metro-config": "56.0.14",
     "@expo/metro-runtime": "56.0.13",
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
index 4bf9733adcfa..747032e67f5e 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import useShowNotFoundPageInIOUStep from '@hooks/useShowNotFoundPageInIOUStep';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 
 import {addErrorMessage} from '@libs/ErrorUtils';
+import focusComposerWithDelay from '@libs/focusComposerWithDelay';
 import getNonEmptyStringOnyxID from '@libs/getNonEmptyStringOnyxID';
 import {shouldUseTransactionDraft} from '@libs/IOUUtils';
 import Parser from '@libs/Parser';
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDescription({
 
     useDiscardChangesConfirmation({
         onCancel: () => {
-            inputRef.current?.focus();
+            focusComposerWithDelay(inputRef.current)(true);
         },
         getHasUnsavedChanges: () => {
             if (isSaved) {
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
index a1721532a5f2..ea84d290c88f 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import useRestartOnReceiptFailure from '@hooks/useRestartOnReceiptFailure';
 import useShowNotFoundPageInIOUStep from '@hooks/useShowNotFoundPageInIOUStep';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 
+import focusComposerWithDelay from '@libs/focusComposerWithDelay';
 import getNonEmptyStringOnyxID from '@libs/getNonEmptyStringOnyxID';
 import {getTransactionDetails, isExpenseRequest, isPolicyExpenseChat} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {hasReceipt} from '@libs/TransactionUtils';
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ function IOURequestStepMerchant({
 
     useDiscardChangesConfirmation({
         onCancel: () => {
-            inputRef.current?.focus();
+            focusComposerWithDelay(inputRef.current)(true);
         },
         getHasUnsavedChanges: () => {
             if (isSaved) {