diff --git a/src/harness/fourslash.ts b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
index 9e20e8a36da..49f834963ee 100644
--- a/src/harness/fourslash.ts
+++ b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
@@ -756,10 +756,7 @@ namespace FourSlash {
 
         public verifyCompletionListIsGlobal(expected: boolean) {
             const completions = this.getCompletionListAtCaret();
-            if (!completions && expected !== undefined) {
-                this.raiseError(`verifyCompletionListIsGlobal failed - expected result to be ${completions}`);
-            }
-            else if (completions && completions.isGlobalCompletion !== expected) {
+            if (completions && completions.isGlobalCompletion !== expected) {
                 this.raiseError(`verifyCompletionListIsGlobal failed - expected result to be ${completions.isGlobalCompletion}`);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/services/completions.ts b/src/services/completions.ts
index 78756c1ac45..64ea05e4f2b 100644
--- a/src/services/completions.ts
+++ b/src/services/completions.ts
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
         }
 
         const semanticStart = timestamp();
-        let isGlobalCompletion: boolean;
+        let isGlobalCompletion = false;
         let isMemberCompletion: boolean;
         let isNewIdentifierLocation: boolean;
         let symbols: Symbol[] = [];
@@ -902,7 +902,6 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             else {
                 symbols = tagSymbols;
             }
-            isGlobalCompletion = false;
             isMemberCompletion = true;
             isNewIdentifierLocation = false;
         }
@@ -913,7 +912,6 @@ namespace ts.Completions {
             if (!typeChecker.isUnknownSymbol(tagSymbol)) {
                 symbols = [tagSymbol];
             }
-            isGlobalCompletion = false;
             isMemberCompletion = true;
             isNewIdentifierLocation = false;
         }
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
index 58107cbcb7f..3a7adb465a1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/completionListIsGlobalCompletion.ts
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@
 goTo.marker("1");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("2");
-verify.completionListIsGlobal(undefined);
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("3");
-verify.completionListIsGlobal(undefined);
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("4");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
 goTo.marker("5");
-verify.completionListIsGlobal(undefined);
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("6");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(true);
 goTo.marker("7");
-verify.completionListIsGlobal(undefined);
+verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("8");
 verify.completionListIsGlobal(false);
 goTo.marker("9");