diff --git a/src/cdk/v2/destinations/koala/procWorkflow.yaml b/src/cdk/v2/destinations/koala/procWorkflow.yaml
index 3425ab7c8f6..9ec0202b131 100644
--- a/src/cdk/v2/destinations/koala/procWorkflow.yaml
+++ b/src/cdk/v2/destinations/koala/procWorkflow.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ steps:
     condition: $.context.messageType === {{$.EventType.TRACK}}
     template: |
       const properties = .message.properties ??  {};
-      const koProperties = properties{~['ko_profile_id', 'email']}
+      const koProperties = properties{~['ko_profile_id']}
       const basePayload = {
         ip: .message.context.ip ?? .message.request_ip, 
         email: $.context.email, 
diff --git a/test/integrations/destinations/koala/processor/data.ts b/test/integrations/destinations/koala/processor/data.ts
index ce29ba658db..9c1ea97a776 100644
--- a/test/integrations/destinations/koala/processor/data.ts
+++ b/test/integrations/destinations/koala/processor/data.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const data = [
                     sent_at: '2024-01-23T08:35:17.562Z',
                     message_id: '84e26acc-56a5-4835-8233-591137fca468',
                     properties: {
+                      email: 'johndoe@somemail.com',
                       label: 'test',
                       value: 10,
                     },