diff --git a/src/components/SingleAutocompleteSelectField/SingleAutocompleteSelectField.tsx b/src/components/SingleAutocompleteSelectField/SingleAutocompleteSelectField.tsx
index cdc16d14d..d9c551daa 100644
--- a/src/components/SingleAutocompleteSelectField/SingleAutocompleteSelectField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SingleAutocompleteSelectField/SingleAutocompleteSelectField.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const SingleAutocompleteSelectFieldComponent: React.FC<SingleAutocompleteSelectF
             };
 
             // fix for bug where input value is returned from debounce as id instead of label
-            if (value === inputValue && inputValue !== "") {
+            if (value === inputValue && !!inputValue) {
               ensureProperValues();
             }