diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
index 20d1f3b75..19e98a0b1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.dev.js
@@ -179,18 +179,19 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 				$('ul.'+taxname+'-checklist :checkbox', editRow).val(term_ids.split(','));
 			}
 		});
+
 		//flat taxonomies
 		$('.tags_input', rowData).each(function(){
-			var terms = $(this).text();
+			var terms = $(this).text(),
+				taxname = $(this).attr('id').replace('_' + id, ''),
+				textarea = $('textarea.tax_input_' + taxname, editRow);
 
-			if ( terms ) {
-				taxname = $(this).attr('id').replace('_'+id, '');
-				$('textarea.tax_input_'+taxname, editRow).val(terms);
-				$('textarea.tax_input_'+taxname, editRow).suggest( 'admin-ajax.php?action=ajax-tag-search&tax='+taxname, { delay: 500, minchars: 2, multiple: true, multipleSep: ", " } );
-			}
+			if ( terms )
+				textarea.val(terms);
+
+			textarea.suggest( 'admin-ajax.php?action=ajax-tag-search&tax='+taxname, { delay: 500, minchars: 2, multiple: true, multipleSep: ", " } );
 		});
 
-
 		// handle the post status
 		status = $('._status', rowData).text();
 		if ( 'future' != status )