diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
index cc5beaba..a227646c 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
@@ -473,11 +473,15 @@ it('Validating a simple radio component with url data source with the available
     };
     
     const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
-    context.fetch = (url: string, options?: RequestInit | undefined) => {
-        return Promise.resolve({
-            ok: true,
-            json: () => Promise.resolve(['1', '2', '3'])
-        });
+    context.fetch = () => {
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve([
+          { label: '1', value: '1' },
+          { label: '2', value: '2' },
+          { label: '3', value: '3' },
+        ]),
+      });
     };
     const result = await validateAvailableItems(context);
     expect(result).to.equal(null);
@@ -498,11 +502,15 @@ it('Validating a simple radio component with url data source with the available
     };
     
     const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
-    context.fetch = (url: string, options?: RequestInit | undefined) => {
-        return Promise.resolve({
-            ok: true,
-            json: () => Promise.resolve(['1', '2', '3'])
-        });
+    context.fetch = () => {
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve([
+          { label: '1', value: '1' },
+          { label: '2', value: '2' },
+          { label: '3', value: '3' },
+        ]),
+      });
     };
     const result = await validateAvailableItems(context);
     expect(result).to.be.instanceOf(FieldError);
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
index 64c361b9..2be1a732 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
@@ -230,16 +230,22 @@ export const validateAvailableItems: RuleFn = async (context: ValidationContext)
                 return null;
             }
 
-            const values = component.dataSrc === 'url' ? await getAvailableDynamicValues(component, context) : component.values;
-            if (values) {
-                if (isObject(value)) {
-                    return values.find((optionValue) => compareComplexValues(optionValue, value, context)) !==
-                        undefined
-                        ? null
-                        : error;
-                }
-                return values.find((optionValue) => optionValue === value) !== undefined ? null : error;
-            }
+      const values =
+        component.dataSrc === 'url'
+          ? await getAvailableDynamicValues(component, context)
+          : component.values;
+      if (values) {
+        if (isObject(value)) {
+          return values.find((optionValue) => compareComplexValues(optionValue, value, context)) !==
+            undefined
+            ? null
+            : error;
+        }
+        return values.find((optionValue) => optionValue.value === value || optionValue === value) !==
+          undefined
+          ? null
+          : error;
+      }
 
             return null;
         } else if (isValidateableSelectComponent(component)) {