diff --git a/src/public/app/dialogs/jump_to_note.js b/src/public/app/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
index 378b6876d..172c9f2ff 100644
--- a/src/public/app/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
+++ b/src/public/app/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ export async function showDialog() {
     utils.openDialog($dialog);
 
     noteAutocompleteService.initNoteAutocomplete($autoComplete, { hideGoToSelectedNoteButton: true })
-        // clear any event listener added in previous invocation of this function
-        .off('autocomplete:noteselected')
         .on('autocomplete:noteselected', function(event, suggestion, dataset) {
             if (!suggestion.notePath) {
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.js b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.js
index cd20f1a8b..29918c271 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function showRecentNotes($el) {
 
 function initNoteAutocomplete($el, options) {
     if ($el.hasClass("note-autocomplete-input") || utils.isMobile()) {
+        // clear any event listener added in previous invocation of this function
+        $el.off('autocomplete:noteselected');
+
         return $el;
     }
 
@@ -157,6 +160,9 @@ function initNoteAutocomplete($el, options) {
         }
     });
 
+    // clear any event listener added in previous invocation of this function
+    $el.off('autocomplete:noteselected');
+
     return $el;
 }