diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console_011.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console_011.py
index 4be95db98c43..198d40f07ec7 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console_011.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console_011.py
@@ -84,13 +84,15 @@ class PyDevFrontEnd:
             self.ipython.history_manager.save_thread.pydev_do_not_trace = True #don't trace ipython history saving thread
 
     def complete(self, string):
-        if string:
-            return self.ipython.complete(string)
-        else:
-            return self.ipython.complete(string, string, 0)
-    
-    
-        
+        try:
+            if string:
+                return self.ipython.complete(None, line=string, cursor_pos=string.__len__())
+            else:
+                return self.ipython.complete(string, string, 0)
+        except:
+            # Silence completer exceptions
+            pass
+
     def is_complete(self, string):
         #Based on IPython 0.10.1