diff --git a/pinecone/db_control/resources/asyncio/index.py b/pinecone/db_control/resources/asyncio/index.py
index 5a844b5a..96bef5cf 100644
--- a/pinecone/db_control/resources/asyncio/index.py
+++ b/pinecone/db_control/resources/asyncio/index.py
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ async def describe(self, *, name: str) -> IndexModel:
     @require_kwargs
     async def has(self, *, name: str) -> bool:
         available_indexes = await self.list()
-        if name in available_indexes.names():
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
+        for index in available_indexes.indexes:
+            if index.name == name:
+                return True
+        return False
 
     @require_kwargs
     async def configure(