diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/spotlightView.js b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/spotlightView.js
index c46301df63..70cbda08c8 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/spotlightView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/spotlightView.js
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
 
     hide: function() {
       $(this.el).hide();
+      this.typeahead = $('#spotlight .typeahead').typeahead('destroy');
     }
 
   });