diff --git a/VisualPascalABCNET/IB/CodeCompletion/CodeCompletionActions.cs b/VisualPascalABCNET/IB/CodeCompletion/CodeCompletionActions.cs
index 923541790..fe2e4649e 100644
--- a/VisualPascalABCNET/IB/CodeCompletion/CodeCompletionActions.cs
+++ b/VisualPascalABCNET/IB/CodeCompletion/CodeCompletionActions.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ namespace VisualPascalABC
                 expressionResult = expressionResult.Trim();
             if (expressionResult != full_expr && full_expr.StartsWith("("))
                 return new List<Position>();
+            
+            if (full_expr.Contains("^"))
+            	full_expr = full_expr.Replace("^","");
             List<Position> poses = ccp.GetDefinition(full_expr, textArea.MotherTextEditorControl.FileName, textArea.Caret.Line, textArea.Caret.Column, only_check);
             if (poses == null || poses.Count == 0)
                 poses = ccp.GetDefinition(expressionResult, textArea.MotherTextEditorControl.FileName, textArea.Caret.Line, textArea.Caret.Column, only_check);