diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
index 587f51fff9..34a3fbb1fb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/libtoaster.js
@@ -18,15 +18,24 @@ var libtoaster = (function (){
     if (!xhrUrl || xhrUrl.length === 0)
       throw("No url to typeahead supplied");
 
+    var xhrReq;
+
     jQElement.typeahead({
         source: function(query, process){
           xhrParams.search = query;
-          $.getJSON(xhrUrl, this.options.xhrParams, function(data){
+
+          /* If we have a request in progress don't fire off another one*/
+          if (xhrReq)
+            xhrReq.abort();
+
+          xhrReq = $.getJSON(xhrUrl, this.options.xhrParams, function(data){
             if (data.error !== "ok") {
               console.log("Error getting data from server "+data.error);
               return;
             }
 
+            xhrReq = null;
+
             return process(data.results);
           });
         },
@@ -41,6 +50,9 @@ var libtoaster = (function (){
             return 0;
           }
 
+          if (this.$element.val().length === 0)
+            return 0;
+
           return 1;
         },
         highlighter: function (item) {
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@ var libtoaster = (function (){
         sorter: function (items) { return items; },
         xhrUrl: xhrUrl,
         xhrParams: xhrParams,
+        xhrReq: xhrReq,
     });
 
 
@@ -528,6 +541,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
 
     $(document).ajaxError(function(event, jqxhr, settings, errMsg){
+      if (errMsg === 'abort')
+        return;
+
       console.warn("Problem with xhr call");
       console.warn(errMsg);
       console.warn(jqxhr.responseText);