diff --git a/src/jquery.tokeninput.js b/src/jquery.tokeninput.js
index 4b69d823..eda62d8f 100755
--- a/src/jquery.tokeninput.js
+++ b/src/jquery.tokeninput.js
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
                       // set a timeout just long enough to let this function finish.
                       setTimeout(function(){ do_search(); }, 5);
                     }
+                    selected_dropdown_item = null;
                     break;
               }
           });