diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45a6517c..5137d69f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ You can also use Bower to install all files at once. Just run `bower install ng-
                 .controller('MyCtrl', function($scope, $http) {
                     $scope.tags = ['just','some','cool','tags'];
                     $scope.loadTags = function(query) {
-                         return $http.get('/tags?query=' + query).then(function(response) {
-                             return response.data;
-                         });
+                         return $http.get('/tags?query=' + query);
                     };
                 });
         </script>
diff --git a/build/ng-tags-input.js b/build/ng-tags-input.js
index baff0cc0..2857fe93 100644
--- a/build/ng-tags-input.js
+++ b/build/ng-tags-input.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('tagsInput', ["$timeout","$document","tiConfiguration", func
             },
             trigger: function(name, args) {
                 angular.forEach(events[name], function(handler) {
-                   handler.call(null, args);
+                    handler.call(null, args);
                 });
             }
         };
@@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ tagsInput.directive('autoComplete', ["$document","$timeout","$sce","tiConfigurat
             self.selected = null;
             self.visible = true;
         };
-        self.hide = function() {
-            self.visible = false;
-        };
         self.load = function(query, tags) {
             if (query.length < options.minLength) {
                 self.reset();
@@ -319,7 +316,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('autoComplete', ["$document","$timeout","$sce","tiConfigurat
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    self.items = getDifference(items, tags);
+                    self.items = getDifference(items.data || items, tags);
                     if (self.items.length > 0) {
                         self.show();
                     }
@@ -564,9 +561,10 @@ tagsInput.service('tiConfiguration', ["$interpolate", function($interpolate) {
     };
 }]);
 
+
+/* HTML templates */
 tagsInput.run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
-  
-  $templateCache.put('ngTagsInput/tags-input.html',
+    $templateCache.put('ngTagsInput/tags-input.html',
     "<div class=\"ngTagsInput\" tabindex=\"-1\" ng-class=\"options.customClass\" ti-transclude-append=\"\"><div class=\"tags\" ng-class=\"{focused: hasFocus}\"><ul class=\"tag-list\"><li class=\"tag-item\" ng-repeat=\"tag in tags\" ng-class=\"getCssClass($index)\"><span>{{tag}}</span> <button type=\"button\" ng-click=\"remove($index)\">{{options.removeTagSymbol}}</button></li></ul><input class=\"tag-input\" placeholder=\"{{options.placeholder}}\" maxlength=\"{{options.maxLength}}\" tabindex=\"{{options.tabindex}}\" ng-model=\"newTag\" ng-change=\"newTagChange()\" ti-autosize=\"\"></div></div>"
   );
 
diff --git a/build/ng-tags-input.min.zip b/build/ng-tags-input.min.zip
index 9f9f0995..c0adab2a 100644
Binary files a/build/ng-tags-input.min.zip and b/build/ng-tags-input.min.zip differ
diff --git a/build/ng-tags-input.zip b/build/ng-tags-input.zip
index a271dfd0..28560b27 100644
Binary files a/build/ng-tags-input.zip and b/build/ng-tags-input.zip differ
diff --git a/src/auto-complete.js b/src/auto-complete.js
index 3d25f9b8..fe15071a 100644
--- a/src/auto-complete.js
+++ b/src/auto-complete.js
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ tagsInput.directive('autoComplete', function($document, $timeout, $sce, tiConfig
             self.selected = null;
             self.visible = true;
         };
-        self.hide = function() {
-            self.visible = false;
-        };
         self.load = function(query, tags) {
             if (query.length < options.minLength) {
                 self.reset();
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('autoComplete', function($document, $timeout, $sce, tiConfig
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    self.items = getDifference(items, tags);
+                    self.items = getDifference(items.data || items, tags);
                     if (self.items.length > 0) {
                         self.show();
                     }
diff --git a/test/auto-complete.spec.js b/test/auto-complete.spec.js
index ccecfba9..a6b2480e 100644
--- a/test/auto-complete.spec.js
+++ b/test/auto-complete.spec.js
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ describe('autocomplete-directive', function() {
             expect(getSuggestionText(1)).toBe('Item2');
         });
 
+        it('renders all elements returned by the load function that aren\'t already added ($http promise)', function() {
+            // Act
+            tagsInput.getTags.andReturn(['Item3']);
+            loadSuggestions({ data: ['Item1','Item2','Item3'] });
+
+            // Assert
+            expect(getSuggestions().length).toBe(2);
+            expect(getSuggestionText(0)).toBe('Item1');
+            expect(getSuggestionText(1)).toBe('Item2');
+        });
+
         it('shows the suggestions list when there are items to show', function() {
             // Act
             loadSuggestions(['Item1']);