diff --git a/public/javascripts/mentions.js b/public/javascripts/mentions.js
index 11a67afd7..449a57f07 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/mentions.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/mentions.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var Mentions = {
 
   options: {
     elastic: false,
+    minChars: 1,
 
     onDataRequest: function(mode, query, callback) {
       var filteredResults = _.filter(Mentions.contacts, function(item) { return item.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(query.toLowerCase()) > -1 });