diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/select/modbus_select.cpp b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/select/modbus_select.cpp
index 56b8c783ed..674dd05e55 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/select/modbus_select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/select/modbus_select.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ void ModbusSelect::parse_and_publish(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
 }
 
 void ModbusSelect::control(const std::string &value) {
-  auto options = this->traits.get_options();
-  auto opt_it = std::find(options.cbegin(), options.cend(), value);
-  size_t idx = std::distance(options.cbegin(), opt_it);
-  optional<int64_t> mapval = this->mapping_[idx];
+  auto idx = this->index_of(value);
+  if (!idx.has_value()) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Invalid option '%s'", value.c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+  optional<int64_t> mapval = this->mapping_[idx.value()];
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Found value %lld for option '%s'", *mapval, value.c_str());
 
   std::vector<uint16_t> data;
diff --git a/esphome/components/tuya/select/tuya_select.cpp b/esphome/components/tuya/select/tuya_select.cpp
index 91ddbc77ec..7b175ee195 100644
--- a/esphome/components/tuya/select/tuya_select.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/tuya/select/tuya_select.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void TuyaSelect::setup() {
   this->parent_->register_listener(this->select_id_, [this](const TuyaDatapoint &datapoint) {
     uint8_t enum_value = datapoint.value_enum;
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "MCU reported select %u value %u", this->select_id_, enum_value);
-    auto options = this->traits.get_options();
+    const auto &options = this->traits.get_options();
     auto mappings = this->mappings_;
     auto it = std::find(mappings.cbegin(), mappings.cend(), enum_value);
     if (it == mappings.end()) {
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ void TuyaSelect::dump_config() {
                 "  Data type: %s\n"
                 "  Options are:",
                 this->select_id_, this->is_int_ ? "int" : "enum");
-  auto options = this->traits.get_options();
+  const auto &options = this->traits.get_options();
   for (size_t i = 0; i < this->mappings_.size(); i++) {
-    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %i: %s", this->mappings_.at(i), options.at(i).c_str());
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "    %i: %s", this->mappings_.at(i), options[i]);
   }
 }