detectTapGestures not working in BasicTextField compose android

Question

Im am implementing a custom design that forced me to use BasicTextField, I need to perform the action clearError() when the user taps on the text field. For some reason it doesn't intercept the taps. If I apply pointerInput(Unit) { detectTapGestures { clearError() } } to any outer composables it works but it won't for BasicTextField. Any ideas?

BasicTextField(
                modifier = Modifier
                    .pointerInput(Unit) { detectTapGestures { clearError() } }
                    .align(Alignment.CenterStart)
                    .fillMaxWidth(),
                value = textFieldState,
                onValueChange = { textFieldState = it },
                keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(keyboardType = keyboardType),
                singleLine = true,
                textStyle = TextStyle(color = colorResource(id = R.color.white)),
                visualTransformation = visualTransformation ?: VisualTransformation.None
            )