React JS Autocomplete: validate control based on option selected

Question

I'm working on the validation of an AutoComplete control using React JS and MaterialUI, by default the option "please select.." is loaded like in this image:

If the user press Send Order and the selected value is the first one an error message is sent to the user; but If the user chose a different option, the state of the Autocomplete is still in error, please take a look at this picture:

The below code shows you how I'm manage the AutoComplete code:

  <div className={clientMethodPaymentControlClasses}>
    <label htmlFor="clientMethodPayment">Method of Payment *</label>
    <Autocomplete
      id="clientMethodPayment"
      options={paymentMethods}
      defaultValue={paymentMethods[0]}
      getOptionLabel={(option) => option.title}
      ref={clientMethodPaymentRef}
      onChange={(e,v) => setPaymentMethodValue(v)}
      style={{ width: 300 }}
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      renderInput={(params) => (
        <TextField {...params} onChange={({ target }) => setPaymentMethodValue(target.value)}  variant="outlined" fullWidth autoComplete="off" />
      )}
    />
    {!formInputsValidity.clientMethodPayment && (
      <p>Please choose a method of payment</p>
    )}
  </div>

I use the bellow code for list of values and how I manage the control's state:

const paymentDefaultValue = (value) => value !== "Please choose an option";

const paymentMethods = [
  { title: "Please choose an option", id: 0 },
  { title: "Cash", id: 1 },
  { title: "Credit Card", id: 2 },
  { title: "Crypto Currency", id: 3 },
];

const OrderDetails = (props) => {
  const [paymentMethodValue, setPaymentMethodValue] = useState(paymentMethods[0]);

Moreover, the next code is the key to classify if a control has input errors:

const enteredClientMethodPaymentIsValid = !paymentDefaultValue(
  enteredClientMethodPayment
); 

The fact is that I can't catch if the user chose a different option rather than the default one and for that reason the control is always marked as error, so my question is: what am I missing to validate my AutoComplete control? In case it might be useful this is the full code: https://github.com/hftamayo/reactletsorder/blob/unstable/src/components/FoodOrder/Cart/OrderDetails.js

Thanks a lot