diff --git a/view/js/main.js b/view/js/main.js
index 30393c638..b99fc0586 100644
--- a/view/js/main.js
+++ b/view/js/main.js
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ function doreply(parent, ident, owner, hint) {
 	var btn = i.html().replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '').trim();
 	i.html('<i class="fa fa-reply" ></i> ' + btn);
 	i.prop('title', hint);
-	$('#comment-edit-text-' + parent.toString()).focus();
 	form.find('textarea').val("@{" + owner + "} ");
+	$('#comment-edit-text-' + parent.toString()).focus();
 }
 
 function dropItem(url, object) {