diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard-page/states/dashboard-state-dialog.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard-page/states/dashboard-state-dialog.component.ts
index 0a4abccf61..c9224c1da0 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard-page/states/dashboard-state-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/dashboard-page/states/dashboard-state-dialog.component.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ export class DashboardStateDialogComponent extends
     return (c: UntypedFormControl) => {
       const newStateId: string = c.value.toLowerCase();
       if (newStateId) {
-        const existing = Object.keys(this.states).some(
-          key => key.toLowerCase() === newStateId
-        );
+        const existing = this.states[newStateId];
         if (existing && newStateId !== this.prevStateId.toLowerCase()) {
           return {
             stateExists: true