diff --git a/app/views/issue_relations/create.js.erb b/app/views/issue_relations/create.js.erb
index 0c2e036cc..1572a910e 100644
--- a/app/views/issue_relations/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/issue_relations/create.js.erb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ $('#relations').html('<%= escape_javascript(render :partial => 'issues/relations
 <% if @relation.errors.empty? %>
   $('#relation_delay').val('');
   $('#relation_issue_to_id').val('');
-  $('#relation_issue_to_id').focus();
 <% end %>
 $('#new-relation-form').show();
+$('#relation_issue_to_id').focus();