diff --git a/src/main/java/org/humanistika/oxygen/tei/completer/TeiCompleter.java b/src/main/java/org/humanistika/oxygen/tei/completer/TeiCompleter.java
index 188f0f6..abba7af 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/humanistika/oxygen/tei/completer/TeiCompleter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/humanistika/oxygen/tei/completer/TeiCompleter.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public List<CIValue> filterAttributeValues(final List<CIValue> list, final WhatP
             if(autoCompleteSuggestions != null) {
                 list.addAll(autoCompleteSuggestions.getSuggestions());
             }
-            if(autoCompleteSuggestions != null && autoCompleteSuggestions.getSuggestions().size() == 0) {
+            if(autoCompleteSuggestions != null) {
                 // the value needs to be prefixed with a space character to bump it to the top of the list
                 list.add(new CustomCIValue(" Custom lookup...", this, autoCompleteSuggestions.autoCompleteContext));
             }