diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/combo_box/async.js b/src-docs/src/views/combo_box/async.js
index caddfee823ae..a0f1887e1c79 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/combo_box/async.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/combo_box/async.js
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ export default () => {
     setSelected(selectedOptions);
   };
 
-  const onSearchChange = useCallback((searchValue) => {
+  const onSearchChange = useCallback((searchValue, hasMatchingOptions) => {
+    console.info({ searchValue, hasMatchingOptions });
+
     setLoading(true);
     setOptions([]);
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ export default () => {
     // Create the option if it doesn't exist.
     if (
       flattenedOptions.findIndex(
-        (option) => option.value.trim().toLowerCase() === normalizedSearchValue
+        (option) => option.label.trim().toLowerCase() === normalizedSearchValue
       ) === -1
     ) {
       // Simulate creating this option on the server.