diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/pickitem/client/dialog/PickItemsDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/pickitem/client/dialog/PickItemsDialog.java
index f49ce2a..b6faeab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/pickitem/client/dialog/PickItemsDialog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/pickitem/client/dialog/PickItemsDialog.java
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public class PickItemsDialog extends PopupPanel {
 
 	private int limit = 10;
 
+	private int itemCursorIndexEnd;
+
+	private int itemCursorIndexStart = -1;
+	boolean handleNonCharKeys = false;
+
 	private final MultiWordSuggestOracle oracle = new MultiWordSuggestOracle();
 
 	private int displayIndexSelected;
@@ -142,11 +147,6 @@ public class PickItemsDialog extends PopupPanel {
 		select(0); //RESET
 	}
 
-	
-	private int itemCursorIndexEnd;
-	
-	private int itemCursorIndexStart = -1;
-	boolean handleNonCharKeys = false;
 	/**
 	 * called for each onKeyPress event from the user
 	 * @param keyCode the event keycode
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ public class PickItemsDialog extends PopupPanel {
 				hide();
 				handleNonCharKeys = false;
 			}
-				
+
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * called for each onKeyUp event from the user
 	 * @param keyCode the event keycode
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ public class PickItemsDialog extends PopupPanel {
 		case ESCAPE:
 		case DELETE:
 			hide();
+			break;
 		case ENTER: //selectd with keyboard
 			SelectableItem ut = null;
 			if (mainPanel.getWidgetCount() > 0) {