diff --git a/lib/ace/incremental_search.js b/lib/ace/incremental_search.js
index efff41ea..24f68bc8 100644
--- a/lib/ace/incremental_search.js
+++ b/lib/ace/incremental_search.js
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ oop.inherits(IncrementalSearch, Search);
     }
 
     this.message = function(msg) {
-        var cmdLine = this.$editor && this.$editor.cmdLine;
-        if (cmdLine) {
-            cmdLine.setValue(msg, 1);
+        if (this.$editor.showCommandLine) {
+            this.$editor.showCommandLine(msg);
+            this.$editor.focus();
         } else {
             console.log(msg);
         }