diff --git a/src/components/autocomplete.vue b/src/components/autocomplete.vue
index aea2f54..446f580 100644
--- a/src/components/autocomplete.vue
+++ b/src/components/autocomplete.vue
@@ -41,17 +41,9 @@ const props = {
 
 export default {
   mounted() {
-    const _this = this
     this.$gmapApiPromiseLazy().then(() => {
       // get correct input from fallback or slot
-      let refInput = _this.$refs.input
-      if (_this.$slots.input) {
-        const refName = _this.$slots.input()[0].props.ref
-        const scopedInput = _this.$slots.input()[0].ref.i.ctx.$refs[refName]
-        if (scopedInput) {
-          refInput = scopedInput.$el.getElementsByTagName('input')[0]
-        }
-      }
+      let refInput = this.$el.nextElementSibling.getElementsByTagName('input')[0]
       if (this.selectFirstOnEnter) {
         downArrowSimulator(refInput)
       }