diff --git a/src/app/core/models/qbo/qbo-configuration/qbo-employee-setting.model.ts b/src/app/core/models/qbo/qbo-configuration/qbo-employee-setting.model.ts
index 9c6706ead..5eaae8d43 100644
--- a/src/app/core/models/qbo/qbo-configuration/qbo-employee-setting.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/models/qbo/qbo-configuration/qbo-employee-setting.model.ts
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export class QBOEmployeeSettingModel {
     });
   }
 
-static constructPayload(employeeSettingsForm: FormGroup): QBOEmployeeSettingPost {
+  static constructPayload(employeeSettingsForm: FormGroup): QBOEmployeeSettingPost {
     const employeeSettingPayload: QBOEmployeeSettingPost = {
       workspace_general_settings: {
-        employee_field_mapping: employeeSettingsForm.get('employeeMapping')?.value,
-        auto_map_employees: employeeSettingsForm.get('autoMapEmployee')?.value
+        employee_field_mapping: employeeSettingsForm.get('employeeMapping')?.value || EmployeeFieldMapping.VENDOR,
+        auto_map_employees: employeeSettingsForm.get('autoMapEmployee')?.value || null
       }
     };
     return employeeSettingPayload;