diff --git a/src/extensions/autocomplete.coffee b/src/extensions/autocomplete.coffee
index 82127a91b..8391a4dd1 100644
--- a/src/extensions/autocomplete.coffee
+++ b/src/extensions/autocomplete.coffee
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Autocomplete extends View
         @cancel()
 
     @miniEditor.buffer.on 'change', (e) =>
-      @filterMatches() if @parent()[0]
+      @filterMatches() if @hasParent()
 
     @miniEditor.preempt 'move-up', =>
       @selectPreviousMatch()