diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Block/Adminhtml/Order/Create/Form/Account.php b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Block/Adminhtml/Order/Create/Form/Account.php
index b61a5cf83734b..dc93e8ba8417c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Block/Adminhtml/Order/Create/Form/Account.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Block/Adminhtml/Order/Create/Form/Account.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ private function extractValuesFromAttributes(array $attributes, int $storeId): a
             if (isset($defaultValue) && !isset($formValues[$code])) {
                 $formValues[$code] = $defaultValue;
             }
-            if ($code === 'group_id' && empty($defaultValue)) {
+            if ($code === 'group_id' && empty($formValues[$code])) {
                 $formValues[$code] = $this->getDefaultCustomerGroup($storeId);
             }
         }