diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index a4940c8..caaf8e9 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         if (utils.isMobileUi()) {
             // de-focus the input bar when opening the sidebar on mobile, so that the keyboard goes down
             _.each(document.getElementsByTagName('textarea'), function(elem) {
-                elem.blur();
+                $timeout(function(){elem.blur();});
             });
         }
     };