Failing validation doesn't stop code execution in livewire component

<form>
    <div id="filters" class="flex flex-col text-gray-800">
        <div>
            <input type="number" wire:model.lazy="from" min="1970" max="{{ date('Y') }}">
            @error('from')
                <span class="text-red-800">{{ $message }}</span>
            @enderror
        </div>
        <div>
            <input type="number" wire:model.lazy="to" min="1970" max="{{ date('Y') }}">
            @error('to')
                <span class="text-red-800">{{ $message }}</span>
            @enderror
        </div>
        <div>
            <input type="text" wire:model.lazy="search">
            @error('search')
                <span class="text-red-800">{{ $message }}</span>
            @enderror
        </div>
    </div>
</form>

 public function render()
    {
        $this->isValidInput = $this->getErrorBag()->count() == 0;

        if ($this->isValidInput == false)
        {
            return view('customers.customer-search', ['customers' => Collection::empty()]);
        }
        else
        {
            return view('customers.customer-search',
                ['customers' => Customer::search($this->params)->paginate(10)]);
        }
    }

<div>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>Customer ID</th>
            <th>First Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
            <th>Email</th>                                            
        </tr>

        @if ($customers->count() == 0)

            <tr>
                <td colspan="4" class="text-center">No matching results.</td>
            </tr>

        @else

            @foreach($customers as $customer)
                <tr>
                    <td>{!! $customer->CustID !!}</td>
                    <td>{!! $customer->NameFirst !!}</td>
                    <td>{!! $customer->NameLast !!}</td>
                    <td>{!! $customer->Email !!}</td>                    
                </tr>
            @endforeach

        @endif

    </table>

    @if ($customers->count() > 0)
        {{ $customers->links() }}
    @endif
        
</div>