diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/restful_typeahead.js b/app/assets/javascripts/restful_typeahead.js
index d207209319..54f27f45e2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/restful_typeahead.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/restful_typeahead.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 $(function() {
   $('input.search-query.typeahead').each(function(i, el){
-    var typeahead = el.typeahead({
+    var typeahead = $(el).typeahead({
       items: 10,
       minLength: 3,
       showCategoryHeader: true,