diff --git a/module/typeahead.js b/module/typeahead.js
index fd06d44..7d1918e 100644
--- a/module/typeahead.js
+++ b/module/typeahead.js
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ export class Typeahead {
      * Focus on the suggestion at the given index.
      */
     focus(index) {
-
         // Remove the focused CSS class any suggestion element in the type
         // ahead.
         const focusedCSS = this.constructor.css['focused']
@@ -413,7 +412,13 @@ export class Typeahead {
     /**
      * Open the typeahead.
      */
-    open() {
+    open() {        
+        // If the `autoFirst` option is true and no suggestion currently has
+        // focus then select the first option.
+        if (this._options.autoFirst && this.index === -1) {
+            this.focus(0)
+        }
+
         // If the typeahead is already open there's nothing to do
         if (this.isOpen) {
             return
@@ -433,12 +438,6 @@ export class Typeahead {
         // Flag the typeahead as open
         this._open = true
 
-        // If the `autoFirst` option is true and no suggestion currently has
-        // focus then select the first option.
-        if (this._options.autoFirst && this.index === -1) {
-            this.focus(0)
-        }
-
         // Dispatch opened event against the input
         $.dispatch(this.input, 'opened')
     }
@@ -499,7 +498,6 @@ export class Typeahead {
         $.dispatch(this.input, 'selected', {suggestion})
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Update the typeahead to show relevant suggestions for the given query.
      */
@@ -576,10 +574,10 @@ export class Typeahead {
                 // suggestions and display the typeahead.
                 const element = behaviours.element[this._behaviours.element]
                 for (let suggestion of this._suggestions) {
-                    this.typeahead.appendChild(element(this, suggestion, q))
+                    let suggestionElm = element(this, suggestion, q)
+                    this.typeahead.appendChild(suggestionElm)
                 }
                 this.open()
-
             })
             .catch((e) => {
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4edb509..d2a018e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "manhattan-typeahead",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "Type-a-head and tokens for form fields.",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.9.4"