diff --git a/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue b/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
index 5e500d34..bb3e6126 100644
--- a/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ export default {
       activeVehicleLookupAlertType: null,
       needToLookupVehicle: true,
       vehicleFromLookup: null,
-      vin: this.getVinFromStore(),
-      vinPopulatedOnPageLoad: this.getVinFromStore()?.length > 0,
+      vin: null,
+      vinPopulatedOnPageLoad: this.mainStore.vehicle.vin?.length > 0,
     };
   },
   provide() {
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ export default {
     arePagePrerequisiteValid() {
       return true;
     },
-    getVinFromStore() {
-      return this.mainStore.vehicle.vin;
-    },
+    // getVinFromStore() {
+    //   return this.mainStore.vehicle.vin;
+    // },
     backButtonAction() {
       /**
        * this.navigationScenarios comes from base-mixin