diff --git a/packages/person/src/components/select/controller.ts b/packages/person/src/components/select/controller.ts
index 6f459aa2..2fe9cbdf 100644
--- a/packages/person/src/components/select/controller.ts
+++ b/packages/person/src/components/select/controller.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class PersonSelectController implements ReactiveController {
    * Runs on host updated when property is changed
    */
   public attrSelectedPerson(select: string | null | undefined) {
-    if (select === null || select === '' && this.selectedIds.size) {
+    if (select === null || (select === '' && this.selectedIds.size)) {
       this.clear();
       return;
     }