diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/java.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/java.ts
index 507a040bce..5b417c6c3a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/java.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/java.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class JavaLanguageGenerator implements LanguageGenerator {
       case 'navigate':
         return `${subject}.navigate(${quote(action.url)});`;
       case 'select':
-        return `${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector, inFrameLocator)}.selectOption(${formatSelectOption(action.options.length > 1 ? action.options : action.options[0])});`;
+        return `${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector, inFrameLocator)}.selectOption(${formatSelectOption(action.options.length === 1 ? action.options[0] : action.options)});`;
       case 'assertText':
         return `assertThat(${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector, inFrameLocator)}).${action.substring ? 'containsText' : 'hasText'}(${quote(action.text)});`;
       case 'assertChecked':
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/javascript.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/javascript.ts
index 558670cd47..b68a8104a8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/javascript.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/codegen/javascript.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class JavaScriptLanguageGenerator implements LanguageGenerator {
       case 'navigate':
         return `await ${subject}.goto(${quote(action.url)});`;
       case 'select':
-        return `await ${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector)}.selectOption(${formatObject(action.options.length > 1 ? action.options : action.options[0])});`;
+        return `await ${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector)}.selectOption(${formatObject(action.options.length === 1 ? action.options[0] : action.options)});`;
       case 'assertText':
         return `${this._isTest ? '' : '// '}await expect(${subject}.${this._asLocator(action.selector)}).${action.substring ? 'toContainText' : 'toHaveText'}(${quote(action.text)});`;
       case 'assertChecked':