diff --git a/authentic-lib.pl b/authentic-lib.pl
index 53836d77c..c70851ae5 100644
--- a/authentic-lib.pl
+++ b/authentic-lib.pl
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@ sub get_xhr_request
             flush_file_lines($file);
             print convert_to_json($history);
         } elsif ($in{'xhr-get_autocompletes'} eq '1') {
+            switch_to_remote_user_safe();
             my @data =
               get_autocomplete_shell($in{'xhr-get_autocomplete_type'}, $in{'xhr-get_autocomplete_string'});
             print convert_to_json(\@data);