diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/MatchersUI/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/MatchersUI/utils.ts
index e49f0b76617..abd10f88549 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/MatchersUI/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/MatchersUI/utils.ts
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ export function useSelectOptions(
       });
     }
     return options;
-  }, [displayNames, currentName]);
+  }, [displayNames, currentName, firstItem]);
 }