diff --git a/autoload/ale/completion.vim b/autoload/ale/completion.vim
index d0e27cc4..8a96032e 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/completion.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/completion.vim
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ function! s:OnReady(linter, lsp_details, ...) abort
         \   b:ale_completion_info.line,
         \   min([
         \       b:ale_completion_info.line_length,
-        \       b:ale_completion_info.column + 1,
-        \   ]),
+        \       b:ale_completion_info.column,
+        \   ]) + 1,
         \   ale#completion#GetTriggerCharacter(&filetype, b:ale_completion_info.prefix),
         \)
     endif
diff --git a/test/completion/test_lsp_completion_messages.vader b/test/completion/test_lsp_completion_messages.vader
index f670e186..130f31b9 100644
--- a/test/completion/test_lsp_completion_messages.vader
+++ b/test/completion/test_lsp_completion_messages.vader
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Execute(The right message should be sent for the initial LSP request):
   \   }],
   \   [0, 'textDocument/completion', {
   \   'textDocument': {'uri': ale#path#ToURI(expand('%:p'))},
-  \   'position': {'line': 0, 'character': 2},
+  \   'position': {'line': 0, 'character': 3},
   \   }],
   \ ],
   \ g:message_list
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Execute(Two completion requests shouldn't be sent in a row):
   \   }],
   \   [0, 'textDocument/completion', {
   \   'textDocument': {'uri': ale#path#ToURI(expand('%:p'))},
-  \   'position': {'line': 0, 'character': 2},
+  \   'position': {'line': 0, 'character': 3},
   \   }],
   \ ],
   \ g:message_list