diff --git a/hinter.js b/hinter.js
index 0f6ad67..edcd31b 100644
--- a/hinter.js
+++ b/hinter.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ SimpleAutocomplete.prototype.init = function()
 // obj = [ [ name, value, disabled ], [ name, value ], ... ]
 SimpleAutocomplete.prototype.replaceItems = function(items, keepPosition)
 {
-    this.hintLayer.innerHTML = this.promptHTML;
+    this.hintLayer.innerHTML = '';
     if (!keepPosition)
     {
         this.hintLayer.scrollTop = 0;
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ SimpleAutocomplete.prototype.replaceItems = function(items, keepPosition)
             this.disable();
         return;
     }
+    this.hintLayer.innerHTML = this.promptHTML;
     this.enable();
     var h = {};
     if (this.multipleDelimiter)