diff --git a/src/helpers/heritage-integration/order-helper.js b/src/helpers/heritage-integration/order-helper.js
index 1c0922ba0..a3dc363f5 100644
--- a/src/helpers/heritage-integration/order-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/heritage-integration/order-helper.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export async function loadSessionIfPresent(isConceptInsurance, pageNameToLog) {
     // Do nothing if there is no cookie or session to use for loading.
     if (
         funnelCookie == null ||
-        funnelCookie.SavedSessionId == null ||
         funnelCookie.ReferralCorrelationId == null ||
         !funnelCookie.ReferralNumber
     ) {
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ async function loadSession(
     const response = await baseMixin.methods.dispatchStoreActionWithLogging(
         storeActions.LOAD_SESSION,
         {
-            savedSessionId: savedSessionId?.toString(),
+            savedSessionId: savedSessionId != null ? savedSessionId.toString() : null,
             referralNumber,
             referralDate,
             referralCorrelationId,
diff --git a/src/router/methods/helpers/consume-referral-info.js b/src/router/methods/helpers/consume-referral-info.js
index 6393eedc7..c28ed7669 100644
--- a/src/router/methods/helpers/consume-referral-info.js
+++ b/src/router/methods/helpers/consume-referral-info.js
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ export async function consumeReferralQuerystrings() {
     // If no referral number in querystring, check if heritage funnel updated last.
     // This would indicate a customer that went to heritage but did not return through the
     // normal route.  ie: left the site in search of a discount and returned without querystrings.
+
+    //or if a referral number is in query string check if heritage funnel updated last
+    // This would indicate a customer that returned through normal route like from sfa email
     const didHeritageFunnelUpdateLast = getFunnelCookie()?.DidHeritageFunnelUpdateLast;
-    if (didHeritageFunnelUpdateLast && !referralNumber) {
-        referralNumber = getFunnelCookie().ReferralNumber;
-        parentAccount = getFunnelCookie().ReferralParentAccountNumber;
-        correlationId = getFunnelCookie().ReferralCorrelationId;
+    if (didHeritageFunnelUpdateLast) {
+        referralNumber = referralNumber ?? getFunnelCookie().ReferralNumber;
+        parentAccount = parentAccount ?? getFunnelCookie().ReferralParentAccountNumber;
+        correlationId = correlationId ?? getFunnelCookie().ReferralCorrelationId;
         referralDate = getFunnelCookie().ReferralDate;
         savedSessionId = getFunnelCookie().SavedSessionId;
     }