diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/form/bal-select/bal-select.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/form/bal-select/bal-select.tsx
index d10cb9cb07..3537e8714f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/form/bal-select/bal-select.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/form/bal-select/bal-select.tsx
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface, Loggable {
     const hasOptions = this.options.size > 0
 
     if (hasOptions) {
-      this.syncRawValue(false)
+      if (!this.remote) {
+        this.syncRawValue(isNotHuman)
+      }
     } else {
       this.waitForOptionsAndThenUpdateRawValuesTimer = setTimeout(() => this.waitForOptionsAndThenUpdateRawValues(), 10)
     }
@@ -505,10 +507,10 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface, Loggable {
       }
     }
     this.options = new Map(options)
-    if (!this.remote) {
+    if (!this.typeahead) {
       await this.syncNativeInput()
     }
-    if (this.didInit) {
+    if (this.didInit && !this.remote) {
       this.validateAfterBlur()
     }
   }
@@ -753,8 +755,8 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface, Loggable {
 
   private validateAfterBlur(isHuman = isNotHuman) {
     let newRawValue = this.rawValue
-    if (this.didInit && !this.multiple && !this.remote) {
-      if (this.selectionOptional && this.typeahead) {
+    if (this.didInit && !this.multiple) {
+      if (this.typeahead && (this.selectionOptional || this.remote)) {
         const typedOption = findOptionByLabel(this.options, this.inputElement.value)
         if (typedOption) {
           newRawValue = [typedOption.value]