diff --git a/ui/suggestions/suggestions.go b/ui/suggestions/suggestions.go
index c813b57..d28dd15 100644
--- a/ui/suggestions/suggestions.go
+++ b/ui/suggestions/suggestions.go
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ func New() Model {
 		),
 	}
 	return Model{
-		cursor: 0,
-		keyMap: keyBindings,
+		cursor:       0,
+		keyMap:       keyBindings,
+		suggestionId: uuid.New(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ func SuggestCmd(cmd string, suggestionId uuid.UUID) tea.Cmd {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *Model) Init(command string) tea.Cmd {
+	return SuggestCmd(command, m.suggestionId)
+}
+
 func (m *Model) cursorUp() {
 	m.cursor = utils.Clamp(m.cursor-1, 0, len(m.suggestions)-1)
 }
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index b96a45e..bc373a0 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/cursor"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const (
 
 func Start(startingContent string) model {
 	ti := textinput.New()
-	ti.SetValue(strings.TrimSpace(startingContent))
+	ti.SetValue(startingContent)
 	ti.Cursor.Style = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.CursorForeground)
 	ti.Focus()
 	sug := suggestions.New()
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ func Start(startingContent string) model {
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	return textinput.Blink
+	return tea.Batch(textinput.Blink, m.suggestions.Init(m.textInput.Value()))
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {