diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
index e26df34cd..c550a94e7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimReaderContainer.kt
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class ZimReaderContainer @Inject constructor(
       zimFileReader?.load(url)
     )
 
+  fun copyReader(): ZimFileReader? = zimFile?.let(zimFileReaderFactory::create)
+
   val zimFile get() = zimFileReader?.zimFile
 
   val zimCanonicalPath get() = zimFileReader?.zimFile?.canonicalPath
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchResultGenerator.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchResultGenerator.kt
index e249e5495..7bd361cb7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchResultGenerator.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchResultGenerator.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel
 
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.reader.ZimFileReader
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.reader.ZimReaderContainer
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.adapter.SearchListItem.ZimSearchResultListItem
@@ -33,22 +34,26 @@ class ZimSearchResultGenerator @Inject constructor(
   private val zimReaderContainer: ZimReaderContainer
 ) : SearchResultGenerator {
   override fun generateSearchResults(searchTerm: String) =
-    if (searchTerm.isNotEmpty()) readResultsFromZim(searchTerm)
+    if (searchTerm.isNotEmpty()) readResultsFromZim(searchTerm, zimReaderContainer.copyReader())
     else emptyList()
 
-  private fun readResultsFromZim(it: String) =
+  private fun readResultsFromZim(
+    it: String,
+    reader: ZimFileReader?
+  ) =
     if (sharedPreferenceUtil.prefFullTextSearch)
       zimReaderContainer.search(it, 200).run { fullTextResults() }
     else
-      zimReaderContainer.searchSuggestions(it, 200).run { suggestionResults() }
+      reader?.searchSuggestions(it, 200).run { suggestionResults(reader) }
 
   private fun fullTextResults() = generateSequence {
     zimReaderContainer.getNextResult()?.title?.let(::ZimSearchResultListItem)
   }.filter { it.value.isNotBlank() }
     .toList()
 
-  private fun suggestionResults() = generateSequence {
-    zimReaderContainer.getNextSuggestion()?.let { ZimSearchResultListItem(it.title) }
-  }.distinct()
+  private fun suggestionResults(reader: ZimFileReader?) = generateSequence {
+    reader?.getNextSuggestion()?.let { ZimSearchResultListItem(it.title) }
+  }
+    .distinct()
     .toList()
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
index a7d0aeffb..b22dcbc23 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects.SearchIntentProcessin
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects.ShowDeleteSearchDialog
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects.ShowToast
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects.StartSpeechInput
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
+private const val DEBOUNCE_MS = 500L
+
 class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
   private val recentSearchDao: NewRecentSearchDao,
   private val zimReaderContainer: ZimReaderContainer,
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
   private fun searchResultsFromZimReader() = filter
     .distinctUntilChanged()
+    .debounce(DEBOUNCE_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
     .switchMap(::searchResults)
 
   private fun searchResults(it: String) = Flowable.fromCallable {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModelTest.kt b/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModelTest.kt
index 0ab4deb8a..e6ff3cd31 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/SearchViewModelTest.kt
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.Filter
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.OnItemClick
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.OnItemLongClick
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.ReceivedPromptForSpeechInput
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.StartSpeechInputFailed
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.ScreenWasStartedFrom
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.Action.StartSpeechInputFailed
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.SearchOrigin.FromTabView
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.SearchOrigin.FromWebView
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.State.NoResults
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ internal class SearchViewModelTest {
       viewModel.state.test()
         .also { testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(100, MILLISECONDS) }
         .assertValueHistory(
-          NoResults("", FromWebView),
           Results(searchString, listOf(item), FromWebView)
         )
     }
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ internal class SearchViewModelTest {
       )
       viewModel.state.test()
         .also { testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(100, MILLISECONDS) }
-        .assertValueHistory(NoResults("", FromWebView), Results("b", listOf(item), FromWebView))
+        .assertValueHistory(Results("b", listOf(item), FromWebView))
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -315,5 +314,6 @@ internal class SearchViewModelTest {
     viewModel.actions.offer(Filter(searchTerm))
     recentsFromDb.offer(databaseResults)
     viewModel.actions.offer(ScreenWasStartedFrom(searchOrigin))
+    testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(500, MILLISECONDS)
   }
 }