diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_select2.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_select2.scss
index 54147955936b9ec77cc96fd6bab97db832395664..0e343794dc20431382b80d6cc0d057fa602ae894 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_select2.scss
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_select2.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$dropdown-height: 45px;
+
 .select2 {
     &-container {
         z-index: 99995; // to override any modals
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
         width: 100% !important; // sass-lint:disable-line no-important
 
         .select2-selection--single {
-            height: 55px;
+            height: $dropdown-height;
             border: 1px solid $color--mid-grey;
             border-radius: 0;
 
@@ -30,12 +32,12 @@
 
             .select2-selection__rendered {
                 padding-left: 15px;
-                line-height: 55px;
+                line-height: $dropdown-height;
             }
 
             .select2-selection__arrow {
                 right: 15px;
-                height: 53px;
+                height: $dropdown-height;
                 pointer-events: none;
                 background: url('./../../images/dropdown.svg') transparent no-repeat 95% center;
                 background-size: 8px;