diff --git a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
index e9edcb78..37c1ad24 100644
--- a/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
+++ b/atst/routes/requests/financial_verification.py
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ from atst.domain.requests.financial_verification import (
 
 class FinancialVerificationBase(object):
     def _get_form(self, request, is_extended, input_data):
-        data = input_data
-
-        fv_data = request.body.get("financial_verification", {})
-        data = {**data, **fv_data}
+        existing_fv_data = request.financial_verification
 
         if request.task_order:
             task_order_dict = request.task_order.to_dictionary()
@@ -27,13 +24,13 @@ class FinancialVerificationBase(object):
                     "funding_type": request.task_order.funding_type.value,
                 }
             )
-            data = {**data, **task_order_dict}
+            existing_fv_data = {**existing_fv_data, **task_order_dict}
 
-        mdict = ImmutableMultiDict(data)
+        mdict = ImmutableMultiDict(input_data)
         if is_extended:
-            return ExtendedFinancialForm(formdata=mdict)
+            return ExtendedFinancialForm(formdata=mdict, data=existing_fv_data)
         else:
-            return FinancialForm(formdata=mdict)
+            return FinancialForm(formdata=mdict, data=existing_fv_data)
 
     def _apply_pe_number_error(self, field):
         suggestion = self.pe_validator.suggest_pe_id(field.data)
diff --git a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
index 3b290205..7863b834 100644
--- a/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
+++ b/tests/routes/test_financial_verification.py
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ def test_save_empty_draft():
     assert save_draft.execute()
 
 
+def test_save_draft_with_ba_code():
+    request = RequestFactory.create()
+    user = UserFactory.create()
+    data = {"ba_code": "02A"}
+    save_draft = SaveFinancialVerificationDraft(
+        TrueValidator, TrueValidator, user, request, data, is_extended=False
+    )
+
+    response_context = save_draft.execute()
+    request = response_context["request"]
+
+
 def test_save_draft_with_invalid_task_order(fv_data):
     request = RequestFactory.create()
     user = UserFactory.create()