diff --git a/src/components/Autocomplete.vue b/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
index 0ead167ac7cf54e5633332717e4406cd841200b2..8737a718ca613aa3415b4968573a5a150b789fc1 100644
--- a/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
+++ b/src/components/Autocomplete.vue
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 
         this.suggesting = true
         if (!/[_*%|]/.test(q)) {
+          this.loading = true
           let self = this
           let params = {q, dict: self.get_lang(), n: 6, dform: 'int', meta: 'n', scope: "wb"}
           self.api.get('suggest?', {params})