diff --git a/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/Actions/LoadSelectCms.tsx b/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/Actions/LoadSelectCms.tsx
index f04ba0dc9..a3e2f0ca7 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/Actions/LoadSelectCms.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/Actions/LoadSelectCms.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useParams } from 'react-router';
 
 // Service
 import { updateLegacyCMSData } from '../../../services/api/migration.service';
-import { fileValidation } from '../../../services/api/upload.service';
+import { fileValidation, getConfig } from '../../../services/api/upload.service';
 
 // Utilities
 import { isEmptyString, validateArray } from '../../../utilities/functions';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const LoadSelectCms = (props: LoadSelectCmsProps) => {
   const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState<string>('');
   const [cmsFilterStatus, setCmsFilterStatus] = useState<IFilterStatusType>({});
   const [cmsFilter, setCmsFilter] = useState<string[]>([]);
-  const [cmsType, setCmsType] = useState<string | null>(
+  const [cmsType, setCmsType] = useState<string>(
     newMigrationData?.legacy_cms?.selectedCms?.title?.toLowerCase()
   );
 
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ const LoadSelectCms = (props: LoadSelectCmsProps) => {
       }
     });
 
-    await updateLegacyCMSData(selectedOrganisation?.value, projectId, { legacy_cms: cms?.cms_id });
-
-    props?.handleStepChange(props?.currentStep);
+    
+    if (!isEmptyString(cms?.title)) {
+      props?.handleStepChange(props?.currentStep);
+    }
   };
 
   //Handle CMS Filter Updation in local storage.
@@ -89,10 +90,11 @@ const LoadSelectCms = (props: LoadSelectCmsProps) => {
   const filterCMSData = async (searchText: string) => {
     const { all_cms = [] } = migrationData?.legacyCMSData || {};
 
-    const res: any = await fileValidation();
-    const cms = res?.data?.file_details?.cmsType?.toLowerCase();
-    setCmsType(cms);
-    const cmstype = cms; // Fetch the specific CMS type
+    const apiRes: any = await getConfig(); // api call to get cms type from upload service
+
+    const cms = apiRes?.data?.cmsType?.toLowerCase();
+
+    const cmstype = !isEmptyString(cmsType) ? cmsType : cms; // Fetch the specific CMS type
 
     let filteredCmsData: ICMSType[] = [];
     if (isEmptyString(searchText) && !validateArray(cmsFilter) && !cmstype) {
@@ -158,16 +160,6 @@ const LoadSelectCms = (props: LoadSelectCmsProps) => {
     }
   }, [cmsType, selectedCard]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const getCmsType = async () => {
-      const res: any = await fileValidation();
-      const cms = res?.data?.file_details?.cmsType?.toLowerCase();
-      setCmsType(cms);
-      filterCMSData(cms);
-      return cmsType;
-    };
-    getCmsType();
-  }, [cmsType]);
 
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/index.tsx b/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/index.tsx
index 13db987a8..583675190 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/LegacyCms/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { isEmptyString, validateArray } from '../../utilities/functions';
 import { ICardType, defaultCardType } from '../Common/Card/card.interface';
 import './legacyCms.scss';
 import { IFilterType } from '../Common/Modal/FilterModal/filterModal.interface';
-import { updateCurrentStepData } from '../../services/api/migration.service';
+import { updateCurrentStepData, updateLegacyCMSData } from '../../services/api/migration.service';
 import { MigrationResponse } from '../../services/api/service.interface';
 import { getCMSDataFromFile } from '../../cmsData/cmsSelector';
 
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const LegacyCMSComponent = ({ legacyCMSData, projectData }: LegacyCMSComponentPr
     event.preventDefault();
 
     //Update Data in backend
+    await updateLegacyCMSData(selectedOrganisation?.value, projectId, {
+      legacy_cms: newMigrationData?.legacy_cms?.selectedCms?.cms_id
+    });
     const res = await updateCurrentStepData(selectedOrganisation.value, projectId);
     if (res) {
       const url = `/projects/${projectId}/migration/steps/2`;
diff --git a/ui/src/services/api/upload.service.ts b/ui/src/services/api/upload.service.ts
index 35c4cdd7e..67ada600d 100644
--- a/ui/src/services/api/upload.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/services/api/upload.service.ts
@@ -43,3 +43,11 @@ export const fileValidation = () => {
     return error;
   }
 };
+
+export const getConfig = () => {
+  try {
+    return getCall(`${UPLOAD_FILE_RELATIVE_URL}config`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return error;
+  }
+};