diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/modes/InputMode.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/modes/InputMode.java
index 315a46cc..1c0c3a2c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/modes/InputMode.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/modes/InputMode.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ abstract public class InputMode {
 
 	public void reset() {
 		autoAcceptTimeout = -1;
-		specialCharSelectedGroup = -1;
+		specialCharSelectedGroup = 0;
 		suggestions.clear();
 	}