diff --git a/packages/threat-composer-app/src/containers/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx b/packages/threat-composer-app/src/containers/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
index 99613b58..75ce5148 100644
--- a/packages/threat-composer-app/src/containers/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/threat-composer-app/src/containers/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import {
   useThreatPacksContext,
   DEFAULT_NEW_ENTITY_ID,
   ThreatPack,
+  getNewThreatStatement,
 } from '@aws/threat-composer';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { v4 as uuidV4 } from 'uuid';
 import isMemoryRouterUsed from '../../utils/isMemoryRouterUsed';
 
 const ThreatStatementEditor = () => {
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ const ThreatStatementEditor = () => {
   const { threatPacks } = useThreatPacksContext();
 
   const [editingStatement] = useState(() => {
-    let statement: TemplateThreatStatement = {
-      id: uuidV4(),
-      numericId: -1,
-    };
+    let statement: TemplateThreatStatement = getNewThreatStatement();
 
     if (threatId === DEFAULT_NEW_ENTITY_ID && idToCopy) {
       // Create new threat from copying an existing threat
@@ -74,8 +71,7 @@ const ThreatStatementEditor = () => {
         const { id: _id, displayOrder, tags, metadata, ...rest } = copiedStatement;
         statement = {
           ...rest,
-          id: uuidV4(),
-          numericId: -1,
+          ...statement,
         };
       }
     } else if (threatId === DEFAULT_NEW_ENTITY_ID && threatPackId && threatPackThreatId) {
diff --git a/packages/threat-composer/src/components/threats/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx b/packages/threat-composer/src/components/threats/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
index bedb7075..0c60b46b 100644
--- a/packages/threat-composer/src/components/threats/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/threat-composer/src/components/threats/ThreatStatementEditor/index.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import threatFieldData from '../../../data/threatFieldData';
 import threatStatementExamples from '../../../data/threatStatementExamples.json';
 import threatStatementFormat from '../../../data/threatStatementFormat';
 import useEditMetadata from '../../../hooks/useEditMetadata';
+import getNewThreatStatement from '../../../utils/getNewThreatStatement';
 import getRecommendedEditor from '../../../utils/getRecommandedEditor';
 import renderThreatStatement from '../../../utils/renderThreatStatement';
 import scrollToTop from '../../../utils/scrollToTop';
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ const ThreatStatementEditorInner: FC<{ editingStatement: TemplateThreatStatement
   }, [editingStatement, composerMode]);
 
   const handleStartOver = useCallback(() => {
-    addStatement();
+    setEditingStatement(getNewThreatStatement());
     setEditor(undefined);
     fullExamplesRef.current?.collapse();
   }, [addStatement]);
diff --git a/packages/threat-composer/src/contexts/ThreatsContext/hooks/useThreats/index.ts b/packages/threat-composer/src/contexts/ThreatsContext/hooks/useThreats/index.ts
index 611d881d..aaa0876c 100644
--- a/packages/threat-composer/src/contexts/ThreatsContext/hooks/useThreats/index.ts
+++ b/packages/threat-composer/src/contexts/ThreatsContext/hooks/useThreats/index.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   limitations under the License.
  ******************************************************************************************************************** */
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { v4 as uuidV4 } from 'uuid';
 import { ComposerMode, TemplateThreatStatement } from '../../../../customTypes';
+import getNewThreatStatement from '../../../../utils/getNewThreatStatement';
 import { View } from '../../types';
 
 const useThreats = (
@@ -29,24 +29,21 @@ const useThreats = (
 
   const handleAddStatement = useCallback((idToCopy?: string) => {
     if (composerMode !== 'Full') { // If Full mode, the value will be set via the route in the app.
+      const newDefaultStatement = getNewThreatStatement();
+
       if (idToCopy) {
         const copiedStatement = statementList.find(st => st.id === idToCopy);
         if (copiedStatement) {
           const { id: _id, displayOrder, tags, metadata, ...rest } = copiedStatement;
           const newStatement = {
             ...rest,
-            id: uuidV4(),
-            numericId: -1,
+            ...newDefaultStatement,
           };
 
           setEditingStatement(newStatement);
         }
       } else {
-        const newStatement: TemplateThreatStatement = {
-          id: uuidV4(),
-          numericId: -1,
-        };
-        setEditingStatement(newStatement);
+        setEditingStatement(newDefaultStatement);
       }
     }
   }, [statementList, setEditingStatement]);
diff --git a/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getNewThreatStatement/index.tsx b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getNewThreatStatement/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6bf3f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getNewThreatStatement/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/** *******************************************************************************************************************
+  Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
+  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+ ******************************************************************************************************************** */
+import { v4 as uuidV4 } from 'uuid';
+import { TemplateThreatStatement } from '../../customTypes';
+
+const getNewThreatStatement = (): TemplateThreatStatement => {
+  return {
+    id: uuidV4(),
+    numericId: -1,
+  };
+};
+
+export default getNewThreatStatement;
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diff --git a/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat/index.ts b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat/index.ts
index dc0510c8..db9b2a2c 100644
--- a/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat/index.ts
+++ b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat/index.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
  ******************************************************************************************************************** */
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { METADATA_KEY_SOURCE, METADATA_KEY_SOURCE_THREAT_PACK, METADATA_KEY_SOURCE_THREAT_PACK_THREAT, METADATA_SOURCE_THREAT_PACK } from '../../configs';
 import { TemplateThreatStatement } from '../../customTypes';
+import getNewThreatStatement from '../getNewThreatStatement';
 
 const getThreatFromThreactPackThreat = (threatPackId: string, t: TemplateThreatStatement) => {
   return {
     ...t,
-    numericId: -1,
-    id: uuidv4(),
+    ...getNewThreatStatement(),
     tags: t.tags,
     metadata: [
       ...(t.metadata || []),
diff --git a/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/index.ts
index 143a18db..6caf2d43 100644
--- a/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/threat-composer/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
  ******************************************************************************************************************** */
-export { default as getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat } from './getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat';
\ No newline at end of file
+export { default as getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat } from './getThreatFromThreatPacksThreat';
+export { default as getNewThreatStatement } from './getNewThreatStatement';
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