diff --git a/src/source_clang.cc b/src/source_clang.cc
index e379fba..4ad068d 100644
--- a/src/source_clang.cc
+++ b/src/source_clang.cc
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Source::ClangViewParse(file_path, project_path, language), autocomplete_state(Au
       }
       else {
         if(autocomplete_state==AutocompleteState::STARTING)
-          autocomplete_state=AutocompleteState::RESTARTING;
+          autocomplete_state=AutocompleteState::CANCELED;
         else {
           auto iter=get_buffer()->get_insert()->get_iter();
           if(last_keyval=='.' || last_keyval==':' || (last_keyval=='>' && iter.backward_char() && iter.backward_char() && *iter=='-'))