diff --git a/src/widgets/TbSelect2.php b/src/widgets/TbSelect2.php
index 883f3744..1286c9c9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/TbSelect2.php
+++ b/src/widgets/TbSelect2.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function registerClientScript($id) {
 		}
 
 		ob_start();
-		echo "jQuery('select#{$id}').select2({$options})";
+		echo "jQuery('#{$id}').select2({$options})";
 		foreach ($this->events as $event => $handler) {
 			echo ".on('{$event}', " . CJavaScript::encode($handler) . ")";
 		}