diff --git a/lib/behat/form_field/behat_form_autocomplete.php b/lib/behat/form_field/behat_form_autocomplete.php
index 4d56560560b..8b1d39080a0 100644
--- a/lib/behat/form_field/behat_form_autocomplete.php
+++ b/lib/behat/form_field/behat_form_autocomplete.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class behat_form_autocomplete extends behat_form_text {
 
             $this->wait_for_pending_js();
             $this->key_press(27);
+            $this->wait_for_pending_js();
         }
     }
 }