diff --git a/src/patientControl/PatientSearch.jsx b/src/patientControl/PatientSearch.jsx
index 45a933d381..5f6c99df06 100644
--- a/src/patientControl/PatientSearch.jsx
+++ b/src/patientControl/PatientSearch.jsx
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class PatientSearch extends React.Component {
             suggestion.onClick(suggestion);
         }
 
+        this.setState({ previousSuggestion: null });
         this.refs.autosuggest.input.blur();
     }