diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.test.ts b/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.test.ts
index c9fb560fef8..626ea6124ec 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe("setup promotion helpers", () => {
     const keys = resolveSingleAccountKeysToMove({
       channelKey: "demo",
       channel: {
+        defaultAccount: "ops",
         dmPolicy: "allowlist",
         allowFrom: ["+15551234567"],
         groupPolicy: "allowlist",
diff --git a/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.ts b/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.ts
index 640c16befcc..21912bf2ccd 100644
--- a/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/channels/plugins/setup-promotion-helpers.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ export function resolveSingleAccountKeysToMove(params: {
     Object.keys((params.channel.accounts as Record<string, unknown>) ?? {}).filter(Boolean).length >
     0;
   const entries = Object.entries(params.channel)
-    .filter(([key, value]) => key !== "accounts" && key !== "enabled" && value !== undefined)
+    .filter(
+      ([key, value]) =>
+        key !== "accounts" && key !== "defaultAccount" && key !== "enabled" && value !== undefined,
+    )
     .map(([key]) => key);
   if (entries.length === 0) {
     return [];