diff --git a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
index be3c72fab..08e24556b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/bootstrap/match-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <span class="ui-select-match">
   <span ng-repeat="$item in $select.selected">
-    <button 
+    <span 
       style="margin-right: 3px;"
       class="ui-select-match-item btn btn-default btn-xs"
       tabindex="-1"
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
       ng-class="{'btn-primary':$select.activeMatchIndex === $index}">
         <span class="close ui-select-match-close" ng-hide="$select.disabled" ng-click="$select.removeChoice($index)">&nbsp;&times;</span>
         <span uis-transclude-append></span>
-    </button>
+    </span>
   </span>
-</span>
\ No newline at end of file
+</span>
diff --git a/src/select.css b/src/select.css
index 7a18d3c10..5c9cd052e 100644
--- a/src/select.css
+++ b/src/select.css
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
   line-height: 0.75;
 }
 
+.ui-select-multiple.ui-select-bootstrap .ui-select-match-item{
+  outline: 0;
+}
+
 .ui-select-bootstrap .ui-select-choices-row>a {
     display: block;
     padding: 3px 20px;