diff --git a/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-select.js b/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-select.js
index 35bb2646..0e269ad8 100644
--- a/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-select.js
+++ b/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-select.js
@@ -112,14 +112,25 @@ jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-select'] = (function() {
         display_element.querySelector(question_selector).innerHTML += '<div id="'+option_id_name+'" class="'+_join(plugin_id_name, 'option')+'"></div>';
     
         // add label and question text
-        var option_label = '<label class="' + plugin_id_name + '-text">' + trial.options[i][j] + '</label>';
-        display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector).innerHTML += option_label;
-    
-        // create radio button
+        var form = document.getElementById(option_id_name)
         var input_id_name = _join(plugin_id_name, 'response', i);
-        display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML =
-          '<input type="checkbox" name="' + input_id_name + '" value="' + trial.options[i][j] + '">' +
-          display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML;
+        var label = document.createElement('label');
+        label.setAttribute('class', plugin_id_name+'-text');
+        label.innerHTML = trial.options[i][j];
+        label.setAttribute('for', input_id_name)
+        // var option_label = '<label class="' + plugin_id_name + '-text">' + trial.options[i][j] + '</label>';
+        // display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector).innerHTML += option_label;
+        // create  checkboxes
+        var input = document.createElement('input');
+        input.setAttribute('type', "checkbox");
+        input.setAttribute('name', input_id_name);
+        input.setAttribute('value', trial.options[i][j])
+        form.appendChild(input);
+        form.appendChild(label)
+        // var input_id_name = _join(plugin_id_name, 'response', i);
+        // display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML =
+        //   '<input type="checkbox" name="' + input_id_name + '" value="' + trial.options[i][j] + '">' +
+        //   display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML;
       }
     }
     // add submit button