diff --git a/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HandleProvider.vala b/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HandleProvider.vala
index c7f2463e..d6eac1a9 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HandleProvider.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HandleProvider.vala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class Tuba.HandleProvider: Tuba.CompletionProvider {
 	}
 
 	public override async ListModel suggest (string word, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error {
-		var req = API.Account.search (word);
+		var req = API.Account.search (word.substring (1));
 		yield req.await ();
 
 		var results = new GLib.ListStore (typeof (Object));
diff --git a/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HashtagProvider.vala b/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HashtagProvider.vala
index c2d6564c..1dd0b0dd 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HashtagProvider.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/Composer/Completion/HashtagProvider.vala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class Tuba.HashtagProvider: Tuba.CompletionProvider {
 	}
 
 	public override async ListModel suggest (string word, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error {
-		var req = API.Tag.search (word);
+		var req = API.Tag.search (word.substring (1));
 		yield req.await ();
 
 		var suggestions = new GLib.ListStore (typeof (Object));