diff --git a/docs/docs/components/select.md b/docs/docs/components/select.md
index e59087324..f04938364 100644
--- a/docs/docs/components/select.md
+++ b/docs/docs/components/select.md
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ Remember that custom tags are rendered in a shadow root. To style them, you can
 </wa-select>
 
 <script type="module">
+  await customElements.whenDefined("wa-select")
   const select = document.querySelector('.custom-tag');
+  await select.updateComplete
 
   select.getTag = (option, index) => {
     // Use the same icon used in wa-option