diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index a17b2c22..10aa6e59 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ COMMIT;
         umap compress
 
 
+## 1.0.0.rc-5
+
+- Fixed user autocompletion in permissions panel (cf #635)
+
 ## 1.0.0.rc-4
 
 - fixed geodjango defaulting geojson parsing to SRID 3857 instead of 4326
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.autocomplete.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.autocomplete.js
index f3d83992..f736d22b 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.autocomplete.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.autocomplete.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ L.U.AutoComplete = L.Class.extend({
                 break;
             case L.U.Keys.DOWN:
                 if(this.RESULTS.length > 0) {
-                    if(this.CURRENT !== null && this.CURRENT < this.RESULTS.length - 1) { // what if one resutl?
+                    if(this.CURRENT !== null && this.CURRENT < this.RESULTS.length - 1) { // what if one result?
                         this.CURRENT++;
                         this.highlight();
                     }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ L.U.AutoComplete = L.Class.extend({
         else this.CACHE = val;
         this._do_search(val, function (data) {
             this.handleResults(data.data);
-        });
+        }, this);
     },
 
     createResult: function (item) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ L.U.AutoComplete = L.Class.extend({
     resultToIndex: function (result) {
         var out = null;
         this.forEach(this.RESULTS, function (item, index) {
-            if (item.value == result.value) {
+            if (item.item.value == result.item.value) {
                 out = index;
                 return;
             }
@@ -215,12 +215,8 @@ L.U.AutoComplete = L.Class.extend({
     highlight: function () {
         var self = this;
         this.forEach(this.RESULTS, function (result, index) {
-            if (index === self.CURRENT) {
-                L.DomUtil.addClass(result.el, 'on');
-            }
-            else {
-                L.DomUtil.removeClass(result.el, 'on');
-            }
+            if (index === self.CURRENT) L.DomUtil.addClass(result.el, 'on');
+            else L.DomUtil.removeClass(result.el, 'on');
         });
     },
 
@@ -268,9 +264,9 @@ L.U.AutoComplete.Ajax = L.U.AutoComplete.extend({
         };
     },
 
-    _do_search: function (val, callback) {
+    _do_search: function (val, callback, context) {
          val = val.toLowerCase();
-        this.xhr.get('/agnocomplete/AutocompleteUser/?q=' + encodeURIComponent(val), {callback: callback});
+        this.xhr.get('/agnocomplete/AutocompleteUser/?q=' + encodeURIComponent(val), {callback: callback, context: context || this});
     }
 
 });
@@ -310,7 +306,6 @@ L.U.AutoComplete.Ajax.Select = L.U.AutoComplete.Ajax.extend({
         this.input.style.display = 'none';
         L.DomEvent.on(close, 'click', function () {
             this.selected_container.innerHTML = '';
-            this.options.on_unselect(result);
             this.input.style.display = 'block';
         }, this);
         this.hide();
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
index 019520ba..2c24f371 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
@@ -665,15 +665,10 @@ L.FormBuilder.Range = L.FormBuilder.Input.extend({
 L.FormBuilder.ManageOwner = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
 
     build: function () {
-        var options = {className: 'edit-owner'};
-        options.on_select = function (choice) {
-            this._value = {
-                'id': choice.item.value,
-                'name': choice.item.label,
-                'url': choice.item.url
-            };
-            this.set();
-        }
+        var options = {
+            className: 'edit-owner',
+            on_select: L.bind(this.onSelect, this)
+        };
         this.autocomplete = new L.U.AutoComplete.Ajax.Select(this.parentNode, options);
         var owner = this.toHTML();
         if (owner) this.autocomplete.displaySelected({'item': {'value': owner.id, 'label': owner.name}});
@@ -681,30 +676,29 @@ L.FormBuilder.ManageOwner = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
 
     value: function () {
         return this._value;
+    },
+
+    onSelect: function (choice) {
+        this._value = {
+            'id': choice.item.value,
+            'name': choice.item.label,
+            'url': choice.item.url
+        };
+        this.set();
     }
 
+
 });
 
 
 L.FormBuilder.ManageEditors = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
 
     build: function () {
-        var options = {className: 'edit-editors'};
-        options.on_select = function (choice) {
-            this._values.push({
-                'id': choice.item.value,
-                'name': choice.item.label,
-                'url': choice.item.url
-            });
-            this.set();
-        }
-        options.on_unselect = function (choice) {
-            var index = this._values.findIndex(function (item) {return item.id === choice.item.value});
-            if (index !== -1) {
-                this._values.splice(index, 1);
-                this.set();
-            }
-        }
+        var options = {
+            className: 'edit-editors',
+            on_select: L.bind(this.onSelect, this),
+            on_unselect: L.bind(this.onUnselect, this)
+        };
         this.autocomplete = new L.U.AutoComplete.Ajax.SelectMultiple(this.parentNode, options);
         this._values = this.toHTML();
         if (this._values) for (var i = 0; i < this._values.length; i++) this.autocomplete.displaySelected({'item': {'value': this._values[i].id, 'label': this._values[i].name}});
@@ -712,6 +706,23 @@ L.FormBuilder.ManageEditors = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
 
     value: function () {
         return this._values;
+    },
+
+    onSelect: function (choice) {
+        this._values.push({
+            'id': choice.item.value,
+            'name': choice.item.label,
+            'url': choice.item.url
+        });
+        this.set();
+    },
+
+    onUnselect: function (choice) {
+        var index = this._values.findIndex(function (item) {return item.id === choice.item.value});
+        if (index !== -1) {
+            this._values.splice(index, 1);
+            this.set();
+        }
     }
 
 });
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
index c59bff04..497314e0 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ L.U.DataLayer = L.Evented.extend({
                 return this.geojsonToFeatures(geometry.geometries);
 
             default:
-                this.map.ui.alert({content: L._('Skipping unkown geometry.type: {type}', {type: geometry.type}), level: 'error'});
+                this.map.ui.alert({content: L._('Skipping unknown geometry.type: {type}', {type: geometry.type || 'undefined'}), level: 'error'});
         }
         if (layer) {
             this.addLayer(layer);