diff --git a/src/insert_completer.cc b/src/insert_completer.cc
index 86076b45..ddc96cbd 100644
--- a/src/insert_completer.cc
+++ b/src/insert_completer.cc
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ InsertCompleter::~InsertCompleter()
 
 void InsertCompleter::select(int index, bool relative, Vector<Key>& keystrokes)
 {
+    m_enabled = true;
     if (not setup_ifn())
         return;
 
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ void InsertCompleter::select(int index, bool relative, Vector<Key>& keystrokes)
 
 void InsertCompleter::update(bool allow_implicit)
 {
-    m_enabled = allow_implicit or m_explicit_completer;
+    m_enabled = allow_implicit;
     if (m_explicit_completer and try_complete(m_explicit_completer))
         return;
 
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/cmd b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in
index b28b04f6..fd40910d 100644
--- a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
 
 
+
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out
index ee504471..851d052a 100644
--- a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/out
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
 a2
+a3
 ./ui-in
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc
index a3c831f3..e3078f0f 100644
--- a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/rc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 set-option global autocomplete prompt
 declare-option -hidden completions line1_completions
 declare-option -hidden completions line2_completions
-set-option global completers option=line1_completions option=line2_completions
+declare-option -hidden completions line3_completions
+set-option global completers option=line1_completions option=line2_completions option=line3_completions
 set-option global line1_completions "1.1+0@%val(timestamp)" "a1||a1"
 set-option global line2_completions "2.1+0@%val(timestamp)" "a2||a2"
+set-option global line3_completions "3.1+0@%sh{echo $(($kak_timestamp+1))}" "a3||a3"
diff --git a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script
index 5a4d2aaf..eff89ea3 100644
--- a/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script
+++ b/test/regression/0-autocomplete-overrules-completers/script
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ui_out -ignore 4
 ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "i" ] }'
 sleep .2 # trigger insert completion auto update
-# Implicit completion is disabled via autocomplete.
-ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "<c-n><esc>" ] }'
-# Implicit completion can be toggled.
-ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "ji<c-o><c-n><esc>" ] }'
+# Implicit completion can be toggled with <c-o>.
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "<esc>ji<c-o><c-n><esc>" ] }'
+# Implicit completion can be toggled with <c-n>.
+ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "ji<c-n><esc>" ] }'
 # Explicit completion still works.
 ui_in '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "keys", "params": [ "ji./ui-<c-x>f<c-n>" ] }'