diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
index 4b530d88..63b6a904 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateAvailableItems.test.ts
@@ -476,7 +476,11 @@ describe('validateAvailableItems', function () {
     context.fetch = () => {
       return Promise.resolve({
         ok: true,
-        json: () => Promise.resolve(['1', '2', '3']),
+        json: () => Promise.resolve([
+          { label: '1', value: '1' },
+          { label: '2', value: '2' },
+          { label: '3', value: '3' },
+        ]),
       });
     };
     const result = await validateAvailableItems(context);
@@ -501,7 +505,11 @@ describe('validateAvailableItems', function () {
     context.fetch = () => {
       return Promise.resolve({
         ok: true,
-        json: () => Promise.resolve(['1', '2', '3']),
+        json: () => Promise.resolve([
+          { label: '1', value: '1' },
+          { label: '2', value: '2' },
+          { label: '3', value: '3' },
+        ]),
       });
     };
     const result = await validateAvailableItems(context);
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
index e0db8496..7e37ffed 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/validateAvailableItems.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ export const validateAvailableItems: RuleFn = async (context: ValidationContext)
             ? null
             : error;
         }
-        return values.find((optionValue) => optionValue === value) !== undefined ? null : error;
+        return values.find((optionValue) => optionValue.value === value || optionValue === value) !==
+          undefined
+          ? null
+          : error;
       }
 
       return null;