diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.test.tsx
index 60a19df11b04a..7ee2dc2796c28 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.test.tsx
@@ -460,4 +460,18 @@ describe('EditAssigneesSelectable', () => {
       ],
     });
   });
+
+  it('renders even with no assignee set yet', async () => {
+    const selectedCases = [{ ...basicCase, assignees: [] }];
+    const result = appMock.render(
+      <EditAssigneesSelectable {...props} selectedCases={selectedCases} />
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.getByTestId('cases-actions-assignees-edit-selectable')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.getByPlaceholderText('Find a user')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(result.getByText('Selected: 0')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.tsx
index 0d4bd261647d1..52c9ab896f1cd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/actions/assignees/edit_assignees_selectable.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const EditAssigneesSelectableComponent: React.FC<Props> = ({
     [selectedCases]
   );
 
-  const { data, isLoading: isLoadingUserProfiles } = useBulkGetUserProfiles({
+  const { data, isFetching: isLoadingUserProfiles } = useBulkGetUserProfiles({
     uids: Array.from(assignees.values()),
   });