diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.addons.autosuggest/src/org/eclipse/rap/addons/autosuggest/internal/resources/EventDelegator.js b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.addons.autosuggest/src/org/eclipse/rap/addons/autosuggest/internal/resources/EventDelegator.js
index 70e00da..4fc4420 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.addons.autosuggest/src/org/eclipse/rap/addons/autosuggest/internal/resources/EventDelegator.js
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.addons.autosuggest/src/org/eclipse/rap/addons/autosuggest/internal/resources/EventDelegator.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2013 EclipseSource.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2014 EclipseSource.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *    EclipseSource - initial API and implementation
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-//@ sourceURL=DataBinding.js
+//@ sourceURL=EventDelegator.js
 
 ///////////////////
 // Event Delegation
@@ -17,8 +17,22 @@
 var MODEL_KEY = "org.eclipse.rap.addons.autosuggest#Model";
 
 function handleEvent( event ) {
-  var model = rap.getObject( event.widget.getData( MODEL_KEY ) );
-  var autoSuggestListener
-    = rwt.remote.ObjectRegistry.getObject( model.get( "autoSuggestListenerId" ) );
-  autoSuggestListener( event );
+  withObject( event.widget.getData( MODEL_KEY ), function( model ) {
+    var autoSuggestListener
+      = rwt.remote.ObjectRegistry.getObject( model.get( "autoSuggestListenerId" ) );
+    autoSuggestListener( event );
+  } );
+}
+
+function withObject( id, callback ) {
+  // compensating for the server creating the objects in the wrong order:
+  if( rap.getObject( id ) ) {
+    callback( rap.getObject( id ) );
+  } else {
+    var wrapper = function() {
+      callback( rap.getObject( id ) );
+      rap.off( "render", wrapper );
+    };
+    rap.on( "render", wrapper );
+  }
 }