diff --git a/src/uiSelectController.js b/src/uiSelectController.js
index e304279d4..1239f0377 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectController.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectController.js
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
   ctrl.sizeSearchInput = function() {
 
     var input = ctrl.searchInput[0],
-        container = ctrl.searchInput.parent().parent()[0],
+        container = ctrl.searchInput.parent()[0],
         calculateContainerWidth = function() {
           // Return the container width only if the search input is visible
           return container.clientWidth * !!input.offsetParent;
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ uis.controller('uiSelectCtrl',
           if (containerWidth === 0) {
             return false;
           }
-          var inputWidth = containerWidth - input.offsetLeft - 10;
+          var inputWidth = containerWidth - input.offsetLeft;
           if (inputWidth < 50) inputWidth = containerWidth;
           ctrl.searchInput.css('width', inputWidth+'px');
           return true;