diff --git a/lib/ace/autocomplete.js b/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
index dd04426e..630130ba 100644
--- a/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
+++ b/lib/ace/autocomplete.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
     this.autoInsert = true;
     this.autoSelect = true;
     this.exactMatch = false;
+    this.gatherCompletionsId = 0;
     this.keyboardHandler = new HashHandler();
     this.keyboardHandler.bindKeys(this.commands);
 
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
 };
 
 (function() {
-    this.gatherCompletionsId = 0;
 
     this.$init = function() {
         this.popup = new AcePopup(document.body || document.documentElement);
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
 
         this.popup.setData(this.completions.filtered);
 
+        editor.keyBinding.addKeyboardHandler(this.keyboardHandler);
+        
         var renderer = editor.renderer;
         this.popup.setRow(this.autoSelect ? 0 : -1);
         if (!keepPopupPosition) {
@@ -115,10 +117,9 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
         this.changeTimer.cancel();
         this.hideDocTooltip();
 
-        if (this.popup && this.popup.isOpen) {
-            this.gatherCompletionsId += 1;
+        this.gatherCompletionsId += 1;
+        if (this.popup && this.popup.isOpen)
             this.popup.hide();
-        }
 
         if (this.base)
             this.base.detach();
@@ -261,7 +262,6 @@ var Autocomplete = function() {
             editor.completer = this;
         }
 
-        editor.keyBinding.addKeyboardHandler(this.keyboardHandler);
         editor.on("changeSelection", this.changeListener);
         editor.on("blur", this.blurListener);
         editor.on("mousedown", this.mousedownListener);