The easiest way to solve this problem is to just add another character after the pound symbol like this:
close
Problem solved. Yes, it was that easy. Some may hate this answer, but they cannot deny that it works.
Just make sure you don't actually have a section assigned to "a" or it will go to that part of the page. (I don't see this as often as I use to, though) "#" by itself, by default, goes to the top of the page.