diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 1dfa26cb2..031273d44 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1831,9 +1831,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   def update_data_sources_for_auto_complete(data_sources)
     javascript_tag(
-      "const currentDataSources = rm.AutoComplete.dataSources;" \
-      "const newDataSources = JSON.parse('#{data_sources.to_json}'); " \
-      "rm.AutoComplete.dataSources = Object.assign(currentDataSources, newDataSources);"
+      "rm.AutoComplete.dataSources = Object.assign(rm.AutoComplete.dataSources, JSON.parse('#{data_sources.to_json}'));"
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/test/system/inline_autocomplete_test.rb b/test/system/inline_autocomplete_test.rb
index 514e6b796..0490c6947 100644
--- a/test/system/inline_autocomplete_test.rb
+++ b/test/system/inline_autocomplete_test.rb
@@ -165,4 +165,26 @@ class InlineAutocompleteSystemTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
       assert page.has_text? "Bug ##{issue.id}: This issue has a <select> element"
     end
   end
+
+  def test_inline_autocomplete_for_users_should_work_after_status_change
+    log_user('jsmith', 'jsmith')
+    visit '/issues/1/edit'
+
+    find('#issue_notes').click
+    fill_in 'issue[notes]', :with => '@lopper'
+
+    within('.tribute-container') do
+      assert page.has_text? "Dave Lopper"
+    end
+
+    page.find('#issue_status_id').select('Feedback')
+
+    find('#issue_notes').click
+    fill_in 'issue[notes]', :with => '@lopper'
+
+    within('.tribute-container') do
+      assert page.has_text? "Dave Lopper"
+    end
+
+  end
 end