diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
index 4b306f371b..852b853a3c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 ion-select {
-  position: relative;
-
   display: flex;
   overflow: hidden;
 
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@ ion-select {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+// TODO item needs this class
 .item-multiple-inputs ion-select {
   position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
index 93f8885700..db21ee6008 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.tsx
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class Select {
   @Listen('ionSelectOptionDidLoad')
   optLoad(ev: HTMLIonSelectOptionElementEvent) {
     const selectOption = ev.target;
-    this.childOpts.push(selectOption);
+    this.childOpts = Array.from(this.el.querySelectorAll('ion-select-option'));
 
     if (this.value !== undefined && (Array.isArray(this.value) && this.value.indexOf(selectOption.value) > -1) || (selectOption.value === this.value)) {
       // this select has a value and this