diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
index 1911de5b..a0579e70 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow( Config::Class & cfg_ ):
   connect( ui.translateLine, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, [ this ]() {
     translateInputFinished( true );
   } );
-  connect( translateBox->translateLine(), &QLineEdit::returnPressed, [ this ]() {
+  connect( translateBox, &TranslateBox::returnPressed, [ this ]() {
     translateInputFinished( true );
   } );
 
diff --git a/src/ui/translatebox.cc b/src/ui/translatebox.cc
index 34a2aa5e..53848923 100644
--- a/src/ui/translatebox.cc
+++ b/src/ui/translatebox.cc
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ TranslateBox::TranslateBox( QWidget * parent ):
   connect( completer,
            QOverload< const QString & >::of( &QCompleter::activated ),
            translate_line,
-           [ & ]( const QString & ) {
-             emit translate_line->returnPressed();
+           [ & ]( const QString & text ) {
+             translate_line->setText( text );
+             emit returnPressed();
            } );
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ void TranslateBox::setModel( QStringList & _words )
            translate_line,
            [ & ]( const QString & text) {
              translate_line->setText(text);
-             emit translate_line->returnPressed();
+             emit returnPressed();
            } );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/translatebox.hh b/src/ui/translatebox.hh
index 00cdf8c3..e6a3b2b8 100644
--- a/src/ui/translatebox.hh
+++ b/src/ui/translatebox.hh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public:
 public slots:
   void setPopupEnabled( bool enable );
 
+signals:
+  void returnPressed();
+
 private slots:
   void showPopup();
   void rightButtonClicked();