diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
index a32d86ccb510..61de076d9382 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
@@ -575,18 +575,19 @@ function getOptions(reports, personalDetails, {
     let userToInvite = null;
     const noOptions = (recentReportOptions.length + personalDetailsOptions.length) === 0;
     const noOptionsMatchExactly = !_.find(personalDetailsOptions.concat(recentReportOptions), option => option.login === searchValue.toLowerCase());
-    if (searchValue && (noOptions || noOptionsMatchExactly)
-        && !isCurrentUser({login: searchValue})
-        && _.every(selectedOptions, option => option.login !== searchValue)
-        && ((Str.isValidEmail(searchValue) && !Str.isDomainEmail(searchValue)) || Str.isValidPhone(searchValue))
-        && (!_.find(loginOptionsToExclude, loginOptionToExclude => loginOptionToExclude.login === addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(searchValue).toLowerCase()))
-        && (searchValue !== CONST.EMAIL.CHRONOS || Permissions.canUseChronos(betas))
+
+    // If the phone number doesn't have an international code then let's prefix it with the
+    // current user's international code based on their IP address.
+    const login = (Str.isValidPhone(searchValue) && !searchValue.includes('+'))
+        ? `+${countryCodeByIP}${searchValue}`
+        : searchValue;
+    if (login && (noOptions || noOptionsMatchExactly)
+        && !isCurrentUser({login})
+        && _.every(selectedOptions, option => option.login !== login)
+        && ((Str.isValidEmail(login) && !Str.isDomainEmail(login)) || Str.isValidPhone(login))
+        && (!_.find(loginOptionsToExclude, loginOptionToExclude => loginOptionToExclude.login === addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(login).toLowerCase()))
+        && (login !== CONST.EMAIL.CHRONOS || Permissions.canUseChronos(betas))
     ) {
-        // If the phone number doesn't have an international code then let's prefix it with the
-        // current user's international code based on their IP address.
-        const login = (Str.isValidPhone(searchValue) && !searchValue.includes('+'))
-            ? `+${countryCodeByIP}${searchValue}`
-            : searchValue;
         userToInvite = createOption([login], personalDetails, null, reportActions, {
             showChatPreviewLine,
         });