diff --git a/wger/core/static/js/wger-core.js b/wger/core/static/js/wger-core.js
index 1f54ec540..b5ddd7e70 100644
--- a/wger/core/static/js/wger-core.js
+++ b/wger/core/static/js/wger-core.js
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@ function wgerInitEditSet() {
   $('#exercise-search').devbridgeAutocomplete({
     serviceUrl: '/api/v2/exercise/search/?language=' + getCurrentLanguage(),
     showNoSuggestionNotice: true,
+    groupBy: 'category',
+    paramName: 'term',
+    minChars: 3,
     onSelect: function (suggestion) {
       // Add the exercise to the list
       addExercise({
@@ -494,25 +497,6 @@ function wgerInitEditSet() {
       // Reset the autocompleter
       $(this).val('');
       return false;
-    },
-    groupBy: 'category',
-    paramName: 'term',
-    transformResult: function (response) {
-      // why is response not already a JSON object??
-      var jsonResponse = $.parseJSON(response);
-      return {
-        suggestions: $.map(jsonResponse, function (item) {
-          return {
-            value: item.value,
-            data: {
-              id: item.id,
-              category: item.category,
-              image: item.image,
-              thumbnail: item.image_thumbnail
-            }
-          };
-        })
-      };
     }
   });