diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/search/DebouncingTextWatcher.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/search/DebouncingTextWatcher.kt
index 57ea8ebf5..77fcac0e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/search/DebouncingTextWatcher.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/search/DebouncingTextWatcher.kt
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ class DebouncingTextWatcher(
         searchJob?.cancel()
         searchJob = coroutineScope.launch {
             charSequence.let {
-                delay(debouncePeriod)
+                if (!charSequence.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                    delay(debouncePeriod)
+                }
                 onDebouncingTextWatcherChange(charSequence)
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}