diff --git a/src/extra/autocompletionUsers/completion.py b/src/extra/autocompletionUsers/completion.py
index 1c6750a3..088edbc3 100644
--- a/src/extra/autocompletionUsers/completion.py
+++ b/src/extra/autocompletionUsers/completion.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class autocompletionUsers(object):
         :param mode: this controls how the dialog will behave. Possible values are 'tweet' and 'dm'. In tweet mode, the matching pattern will be @user (@ is required), while in 'dm' mode the matching pattern will be anything written in the text control.
         :type mode: str
         """
-        position = self.window.text.GetInsertionPoint()
         if mode == "tweet":
+            position = self.window.text.GetInsertionPoint()
             text = self.window.text.GetValue()
             text = text[:position]
             try:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class autocompletionUsers(object):
             users = self.db.get_users(pattern)
             if len(users) > 0:
                 menu.append_options(users)
-                self.window.PopupMenu(menu, self.window.text.GetPosition())
+                self.window.PopupMenu(menu, self.window.cb.GetPosition())
                 menu.destroy()
             else:
                 output.speak(_(u"There are no results in your users database"))