diff --git a/demos/autocomplete/search.php b/demos/autocomplete/search.php
index 4644caf5cbc..7daecfbf58a 100644
--- a/demos/autocomplete/search.php
+++ b/demos/autocomplete/search.php
@@ -635,6 +635,6 @@ function array_to_json( $array ){
 	if (count($result) > 12)
 		break;
 }
-echo json_encode($result);
+echo array_to_json($result);
 
 ?>
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