diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
index b860e3d37..ef374b4b5 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,9 @@ export function toAddressPayload(values: AddressValues): AddressPayload {
     idNumber: values.idNumber.trim(),
     // Form holds the alpha-2 code (CountrySelect); API stores the full name.
     nationality: getCountryName(values.nationality),
-    regionId,
-    cityId,
-    // `subCityId` is the profile field. The address endpoint has accepted
-    // the older lower-case spelling too, so submit the same selected id under
-    // both names until its DTO is fully aligned.
-    subCityId,
-    subcityId: subCityId,
+    regionId: clean(values.regionId),
+    cityId: clean(values.cityId),
+    subCityId: clean(values.subcityId),
     woredaId: clean(values.woredaId),
     kebeleId: clean(values.woredaId), // no separate Kebele field — mirrors woredaId
     streetAddress: clean(values.streetAddress),