diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/stateUtils.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/stateUtils.js
index 0605dd1b01..2a467e0ae1 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/stateUtils.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/stateUtils.js
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ const emmetKeymaps = [{ key: 'Tab', run: expandAbbreviation }];
 
 /** Returns completion options configured for autocomplete. */
 export const createAutocompleteOptions = (referenceBaseUrl) => ({
+  selectOnOpen: false,
   tooltipClass: () => 'CodeMirror-hints',
   closeOnBlur: false,
   icons: false,