diff --git a/packages/mongodb/src/adapter.ts b/packages/mongodb/src/adapter.ts
index 9a1695b4d..f25c0ceeb 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb/src/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/mongodb/src/adapter.ts
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ export class MongoDbAdapter<
       pipeline.push({ $sort: filters.$sort })
     }
 
-    if (filters.$select !== undefined) {
-      pipeline.push({ $project: this.getProjection(filters.$select) })
-    }
-
     if (filters.$skip !== undefined) {
       pipeline.push({ $skip: filters.$skip })
     }
@@ -160,6 +156,10 @@ export class MongoDbAdapter<
       pipeline.push({ $limit: filters.$limit })
     }
 
+    if (filters.$select !== undefined) {
+      pipeline.push({ $project: this.getProjection(filters.$select) })
+    }
+
     return pipeline
   }
 
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export class MongoDbAdapter<
     if (!select) {
       return undefined
     }
+
     if (Array.isArray(select)) {
       if (!select.includes(this.id)) {
         select = [this.id, ...select]