diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 34725bd4..9b34b9b0 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
                 indentString = lang.stringRepeat(" ", count);
             } else
                 indentString = "\t";
-            return this.onTextInput(indentString, true);
+            return this.insert(indentString);
         }
     };