From 0e8cfccc33d9046fe2fe4f49af66bc6fb35821be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tameem Bin Haider <tameem.haider@dsinnovators.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 18:39:09 +0600
Subject: [PATCH] Initialize object before setting value (#6173)

---
 .../death/mutation/deceased-mappings.ts                     | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/client/src/forms/register/mappings/event-specific-fields/death/mutation/deceased-mappings.ts b/packages/client/src/forms/register/mappings/event-specific-fields/death/mutation/deceased-mappings.ts
index 2c5ca03f350..da596bbd8c4 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/forms/register/mappings/event-specific-fields/death/mutation/deceased-mappings.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/forms/register/mappings/event-specific-fields/death/mutation/deceased-mappings.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ export const fieldToDeceasedDateTransformation =
       fieldValue = clonedTransformedData[sectionId][field.name]
     }
 
-    transformedData[
-      alternativeSectionId ? alternativeSectionId : sectionId
-    ].deceased = {
+    transformedData[alternativeSectionId ?? sectionId] ??= {}
+
+    transformedData[alternativeSectionId ?? sectionId].deceased = {
       deceased: true,
       deathDate: fieldValue
     }