diff --git a/app/bibleview-js/src/components/modals/InputText.vue b/app/bibleview-js/src/components/modals/InputText.vue
index 4a0da445ec..3c7fd43e79 100644
--- a/app/bibleview-js/src/components/modals/InputText.vue
+++ b/app/bibleview-js/src/components/modals/InputText.vue
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 import Modal from "@/components/modals/Modal";
 import {ref} from "@vue/reactivity";
 import {useCommon} from "@/composables";
-import {Deferred} from "@/utils";
-import {nextTick} from "@vue/runtime-core";
+import {Deferred, waitUntilRefValue} from "@/utils";
 export default {
   name: "InputText",
   components: {Modal},
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ export default {
       error.value = _error;
       show.value = true;
       promise = new Deferred();
-      await nextTick();
-      await nextTick();
+      await waitUntilRefValue(inputElement)
       inputElement.value.focus();
       const result = await promise.wait()
       show.value = false;
diff --git a/app/bibleview-js/src/utils.js b/app/bibleview-js/src/utils.js
index fe14915bcf..ed7cda7980 100644
--- a/app/bibleview-js/src/utils.js
+++ b/app/bibleview-js/src/utils.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
  */
 
-import {onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, onUnmounted} from "@vue/runtime-core";
+import {onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, onUnmounted, watch} from "@vue/runtime-core";
 import Color from "color";
 import {rybColorMixer} from "@/lib/ryb-color-mixer";
 import {get, sortBy} from "lodash";
@@ -494,3 +494,18 @@ export function createDoubleClickDetector(waitMs = 300) {
 export function isBottomHalfClicked(event) {
     return event.clientY > (window.innerHeight / 2);
 }
+
+export async function waitUntilRefValue(ref_) {
+    return await new Promise(resolve => {
+        if (ref_.value) {
+            resolve(ref_.value);
+            return;
+        }
+        const stop = watch(ref_, newValue => {
+            if (newValue) {
+                stop();
+                resolve(newValue);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+}