From 693e430047d84c5e399983b5a345bc3ca9b8c32d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ColinBuyck <53269332+ColinBuyck@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 15:53:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: set optOut watch default value (#4512) (#824)

---
 sites/partners/src/components/settings/PreferenceDrawer.tsx | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sites/partners/src/components/settings/PreferenceDrawer.tsx b/sites/partners/src/components/settings/PreferenceDrawer.tsx
index 7390d1477b..fd7fb6b589 100644
--- a/sites/partners/src/components/settings/PreferenceDrawer.tsx
+++ b/sites/partners/src/components/settings/PreferenceDrawer.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ const PreferenceDrawer = ({
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [questionData])
 
-  const optOutQuestion = watch("canYouOptOutQuestion")
+  const optOutQuestion = watch(
+    "canYouOptOutQuestion",
+    // set watch default value to mirror canYouOptOutQuestion default on load
+    questionData === null || questionData?.optOutText !== null ? YesNoEnum.yes : undefined
+  )
 
   const isAdditionalDetailsEnabled = profile?.jurisdictions?.some(
     (jurisdiction) => jurisdiction.enableGeocodingPreferences