diff --git a/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php b/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
index d9dec34f..d3bedae9 100644
--- a/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
+++ b/api/app/Http/Requests/AnswerFormRequest.php
@@ -67,18 +67,15 @@ public function rules()
             foreach ($selectionFields as $field) {
                 if (isset($data[$field['id']]) && is_array($data[$field['id']])) {
                     $data[$field['id']] = array_map(function ($val) use ($field) {
-                        // Find the option by exact ID match first
                         $tmpop = collect($field[$field['type']]['options'])->first(function ($op) use ($val) {
-                            return $op['id'] === $val || $op['name'] === $val;
+                            return isset($op['id'], $op['name']) && ($op['id'] === $val || $op['name'] === $val);
                         });
-
-                        // Return the original value if no match found
                         return isset($tmpop['name']) ? $tmpop['name'] : $val;
                     }, $data[$field['id']]);
                 } elseif (isset($data[$field['id']])) {
                     // Handle single select values
                     $tmpop = collect($field[$field['type']]['options'])->first(function ($op) use ($field, $data) {
-                        return $op['id'] === $data[$field['id']] || $op['name'] === $data[$field['id']];
+                        return isset($op['id'], $op['name']) && ($op['id'] === $data[$field['id']] || $op['name'] === $data[$field['id']]);
                     });
                     $data[$field['id']] = isset($tmpop['name']) ? $tmpop['name'] : $data[$field['id']];
                 }