diff --git a/components/HotelReservation/SelectRate/Payment/index.tsx b/components/HotelReservation/SelectRate/Payment/index.tsx
index 979b4c95c..b1bddd84c 100644
--- a/components/HotelReservation/SelectRate/Payment/index.tsx
+++ b/components/HotelReservation/SelectRate/Payment/index.tsx
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ export default function Payment({ hotel }: PaymentProps) {
   const initiateBooking = trpc.booking.booking.create.useMutation({
     onSuccess: (result) => {
       if (result?.confirmationNumber) {
-        // Planet doesn't support query params so we have to store values in session storage
-        sessionStorage.setItem(
-          BOOKING_CONFIRMATION_NUMBER,
-          result.confirmationNumber
-        )
         setConfirmationNumber(result.confirmationNumber)
       } else {
         // TODO: add proper error message
@@ -85,6 +80,8 @@ export default function Payment({ hotel }: PaymentProps) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (confirmationNumber && bookingStatus?.data?.paymentUrl) {
+      // Planet doesn't support query params so we have to store values in session storage
+      sessionStorage.setItem(BOOKING_CONFIRMATION_NUMBER, confirmationNumber)
       router.push(bookingStatus.data.paymentUrl)
     }
   }, [confirmationNumber, bookingStatus, router])