diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
index 0373faf3d0d6..0ddcd5fe0be7 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
@@ -2366,11 +2366,12 @@ function formatSectionsFromSearchTerm(
         };
     }
 
+    const cleanSearchTerm = searchTerm.trim().toLowerCase();
     // If you select a new user you don't have a contact for, they won't get returned as part of a recent report or personal details
     // This will add them to the list of options, deduping them if they already exist in the other lists
     const selectedParticipantsWithoutDetails = selectedOptions.filter((participant) => {
         const accountID = participant.accountID ?? null;
-        const isPartOfSearchTerm = getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.trim().toLowerCase());
+        const isPartOfSearchTerm = getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(cleanSearchTerm);
         const isReportInRecentReports = filteredRecentReports.some((report) => report.accountID === accountID);
         const isReportInPersonalDetails = filteredPersonalDetails.some((personalDetail) => personalDetail.accountID === accountID);
         return isPartOfSearchTerm && !isReportInRecentReports && !isReportInPersonalDetails;
diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
index 90cfbf50588c..62bc6bf1c6c2 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ function useOptions({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
 
         return filteredOptions;
     }, [debouncedSearchTerm, defaultOptions, isGroupChat, selectedOptions]);
-
+    const cleanSearchTerm = useMemo(() => debouncedSearchTerm.trim().toLowerCase(), [debouncedSearchTerm]);
     const headerMessage = useMemo(() => {
         return OptionsListUtils.getHeaderMessage(
             options.personalDetails.length + options.recentReports.length !== 0,
             !!options.userToInvite,
             debouncedSearchTerm.trim(),
-            selectedOptions.some((participant) => OptionsListUtils.getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase?.().includes(debouncedSearchTerm.trim().toLowerCase())),
+            selectedOptions.some((participant) => OptionsListUtils.getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase?.().includes(cleanSearchTerm)),
         );
-    }, [debouncedSearchTerm, options.personalDetails.length, options.recentReports.length, options.userToInvite, selectedOptions]);
+    }, [cleanSearchTerm, debouncedSearchTerm, options.personalDetails.length, options.recentReports.length, options.userToInvite, selectedOptions]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!debouncedSearchTerm.length) {
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector.tsx
index 00ed1dd4ad33..96af09f5ce03 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector({participants = CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY, onF
         shouldInitialize: didScreenTransitionEnd,
     });
 
+    const cleanSearchTerm = useMemo(() => debouncedSearchTerm.trim().toLowerCase(), [debouncedSearchTerm]);
     const offlineMessage: string = isOffline ? `${translate('common.youAppearToBeOffline')} ${translate('search.resultsAreLimited')}` : '';
 
     const isIOUSplit = iouType === CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ function MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector({participants = CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY, onF
             (chatOptions.personalDetails ?? []).length + (chatOptions.recentReports ?? []).length !== 0,
             !!chatOptions?.userToInvite,
             debouncedSearchTerm.trim(),
-            participants.some((participant) => OptionsListUtils.getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(debouncedSearchTerm.trim().toLowerCase())),
+            participants.some((participant) => OptionsListUtils.getPersonalDetailSearchTerms(participant).join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(cleanSearchTerm)),
         );
 
         return [newSections, headerMessage];
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ function MoneyRequestParticipantsSelector({participants = CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY, onF
         chatOptions.userToInvite,
         personalDetails,
         translate,
+        cleanSearchTerm,
     ]);
 
     /**