diff --git a/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.js b/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.js
index e91b9ff6a..5cd812510 100755
--- a/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.js
+++ b/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class Autocomplete extends Input {
         this.assignDropdownProps();
         this.showField = this.$.dropDown.showField;
         this.valueField = this.$.dropDown.valueField;
+        this.refreshSelection();
     }
 
     get model() {
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ export default class Autocomplete extends Input {
 
     set url(value) {
         this.dropDownAssign({url: value});
-        this.refreshSelection();
     }
 
     dropDownAssign(props) {
diff --git a/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.js b/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.js
index aaa948b70..847761179 100644
--- a/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.js
+++ b/client/core/src/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.js
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ describe('Component vnAutocomplete', () => {
             expect(controller.selection).toEqual(data);
         });
 
-        it(`should perform a query if the item id isn't present in the data property`, inject($httpBackend => {
-            $httpBackend.whenGET(/testUrl.*/).respond([data]);
-            controller.url = 'testUrl';
-            $httpBackend.flush();
-
-            expect(controller.selection).toEqual(data);
-        }));
-
         it(`should set selection to null when can't find an existing item in the data property`, () => {
             expect(controller.selection).toEqual(null);
         });