diff --git a/dist/MultiSelect.min.js b/dist/MultiSelect.min.js
index 70f3022..c6de090 100644
--- a/dist/MultiSelect.min.js
+++ b/dist/MultiSelect.min.js
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+      n & wn || Rn(e), Tn(e);
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+  if (we = !1, te > 1001)
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+  we || (we = !0, queueMicrotask(Dt));
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+  let t = ce(n, "options", 19, () => []), r = ce(n, "inputCssClass", 3, "form-control"), l = ce(n, "selectedOptionCssClass", 3, "badge"), u = ce(n, "placeholder", 3, "Select an option"), i = Ae(H([])), _ = Ae(""), s = /* @__PURE__ */ pe(() => t().filter((p) => !g(i).some((d) => d == p)).filter((p) => g(_).trim() === "" || p.toLowerCase().includes(g(_).toLowerCase()))), f = Ae(!1);
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+      an(w, 17, () => g(i), fn, (y, A) => {
         var T = nr();
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+    var d = ur(), w = W(d), y = W(w);
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diff --git a/src/MultiSelect.svelte b/src/MultiSelect.svelte
index 358097b..11d09c5 100644
--- a/src/MultiSelect.svelte
+++ b/src/MultiSelect.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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 		options
 			.filter((x) => !selectedItems.some((si) => si == x))
-			.filter((x) => search.trim() === '' || x.some(i => i.toLowerCase() === search.toLowerCase()))
+			.filter((x) => search.trim() === '' || x.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()))
 	);
 	let showMenu = $state(false);