3 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/py/repl.c b/py/repl.c
index bb172d7a0..699ef10a6 100644
--- a/py/repl.c
+++ b/py/repl.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ size_t mp_repl_autocomplete(const char *str, size_t len, const mp_print_t *print
                     if (dest[0] != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
                         // special case; filter out words that begin with underscore
                         // unless there's already a partial match
-                        if (s_len == 0 && *d_str == '_') {
+                        if (s_len == 0 && d_str[0] == '_') {
                             continue;
                         }
                         if (match_str == NULL) {
diff --git a/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py b/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py
index fe8e8fc51..43c49cdc2 100644
--- a/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py
+++ b/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ x = '123'
 i = str
 i.lowe	('ABC')
 x = 5
-x.	
+x.	
 x._	
 None.	
diff --git a/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py.exp b/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py.exp
index 3e5fedccb..7d160e7bf 100644
--- a/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py.exp
+++ b/tests/cmdline/repl_autocomplete.py.exp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ Use \.\+
 'abc'
 >>> x = 5
 >>> x.
-from_bytes      to_bytes
+from_bytes      to_bytes
+>>> x.
 >>> x.__class__
 <class 'int'>
 >>> None.