diff --git a/alot/widgets/globals.py b/alot/widgets/globals.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/alot/widgets/globals.py
+++ b/alot/widgets/globals.py
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ class CompleteEdit(urwid.Edit):
                 self.set_edit_text(ctext)
                 self.set_edit_pos(cpos)
             else:
-                self.edit_pos += 1
-                if self.edit_pos >= len(self.edit_text):
-                    self.edit_text += ' '
                 self.completions = None
         elif key in ['up', 'down']:
             if self.history:
tune CompleteEdit:

don't insert spaces in case the completions set is unary
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