diff --git a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
index e4a3c8d555f..cd0feddf81a 100644
--- a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
+++ b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class AbstractChosen
                 
         unless option.group and not @group_search
 
-          option.search_text = if option.group then option.label else option.html
+          option.search_text = if option.group then option.label else option.text
           option.search_match = this.search_string_match(option.search_text, regex)
           results += 1 if option.search_match and not option.group