diff --git a/src/Autocomplete.js b/src/Autocomplete.js
index f6cf96a..bf74e74 100644
--- a/src/Autocomplete.js
+++ b/src/Autocomplete.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 			if (val && !(results = this.cache["r-" + val])) {
 				// Find all matching values:
 				escapeRgx = this.cache.escapeRgx || (this.cache.escapeRgx = /([-.*+?^${}()|[\]\/\\])/g);
-				matchRgx = new RegExp("^(" + val.replace(escapeRgx, "\\$1") + ".*)$", "igm");
+				matchRgx = new RegExp("^(.*" + val.replace(escapeRgx, "\\$1") + ".*)$", "igm");
 				matchText = this.cache.values || (this.cache.values = this.values.sort().join("\n"));
 				maxChoices = this.options.maxChoices;