diff --git a/src/components/Autocomplete.vue b/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
index f4d5536da91a9950b357cbcd15e9f9d0894786f9..e718f4c43be59eccacd92e02ce999aaf3d29f08d 100644
--- a/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
+++ b/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
@@ -66,14 +66,12 @@
                                       hits.push(hit)
 
                                     });
-
-                                    hits.push({q: q, label: q})
+                                    // whitespace necessary because duplicates aren't allowed in the dropdown
+                                    hits.push({q: q, label: q + ' '}) 
                                     self.items = hits
                                   }
-                                
-                                
-                                
-                                self.loading = false
+
+                                self.loading = false                          
                               })
         }, 100)
       }