diff --git a/js/Common.js b/js/Common.js
index c9f76c912aa0a061c1953d69f6d4b008d095061c..e2382e29a7551410214cdbbce6f9fcf4b141d13c 100644
--- a/js/Common.js
+++ b/js/Common.js
@@ -754,7 +754,9 @@ CRM.validate = CRM.validate || {
     });
     // Handle qf form errors
     $('form :input.error', this).one('blur', function() {
-      $('.ui-notify-message.error a.ui-notify-close').click();
+      if ($(this).is('.ac_input')) {
+        return;
+      }
       $(this).removeClass('error');
       $(this).next('span.crm-error').remove();
       $('label[for="' + $(this).attr('name') + '"], label[for="' + $(this).attr('id') + '"]')