diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index fbad92a..b570d43 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@
         this._titlesSection.hidden = !(titlesRes.suggestions || []).length;
         if (titlesRes.suggestions?.length) this.show();
       } catch (err) {
-        if (err.name !== "AbortError") this._titlesSection.hidden = true;
+        if (err.name === "AbortError") return;  // new request superseded this one
+        this._titlesSection.hidden = true;
       }
       try {
         const tagsRes = await api(`/api/tags/suggest?q=${encodeURIComponent(prefix)}&vault=${encodeURIComponent(vault)}&limit=5`, { signal: suggestAbortController.signal });
@@ -507,10 +508,13 @@
         this._tagsSection.hidden = !(tagsRes.suggestions || []).length;
         if (tagsRes.suggestions?.length) this.show();
       } catch (err) {
-        if (err.name !== "AbortError") this._tagsSection.hidden = true;
+        if (err.name === "AbortError") return;
+        this._tagsSection.hidden = true;
       }
       this._collectItems();
     },
+      this._collectItems();
+    },
 
     _renderHistory(items, query) {
       this._historyList.innerHTML = "";