diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.spec.ts
index a2a6f261d2..469e1df428 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.spec.ts
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should display search results when a search term is provided', () => {
-        let searchTerm = 'customSearchTerm';
+        let searchTerm = { currentValue: 'customSearchTerm', previousValue: ''};
         spyOn(component, 'displaySearchResults').and.stub();
         component.searchTerm = searchTerm;
         component.ngOnChanges({
             searchTerm: searchTerm
         });
         alfrescoSearchComponentFixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(component.displaySearchResults).toHaveBeenCalledWith(searchTerm);
+        expect(component.displaySearchResults).toHaveBeenCalledWith(searchTerm.currentValue);
     });
 
     it('should display the returned search results', (done) => {
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
             done();
         });
 
-        component.searchTerm = 'searchTerm';
-        component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm});
+        component.searchTerm = { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''};
+        component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm });
 
         jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
             status: 200,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
             done();
         });
 
-        component.searchTerm = 'searchTerm';
+        component.searchTerm =  { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''};
         component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm});
 
         jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
             element.querySelector('#result_row_0').click();
         });
 
-        component.searchTerm = 'searchTerm';
+        component.searchTerm =  { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''};
         component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm});
 
         jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
     it('should not emit preview when non-file item is clicked', () => {
         spyOn(component, 'onItemClick').and.stub();
 
-        component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: 'searchTerm'});
+        component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''} });
 
         component.preview.subscribe(e => {
             expect(e.value).toBe(component.results[0]);
@@ -183,4 +183,5 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent', () => {
 
         expect(component.onItemClick).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
 });
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.ts
index fbaa6cb23a..51750ccc15 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class AlfrescoSearchAutocompleteComponent implements OnChanges {
 
     ngOnChanges(changes) {
         if (changes.searchTerm) {
-            this.displaySearchResults(changes.searchTerm);
+            this.displaySearchResults(changes.searchTerm.currentValue);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.spec.ts
index 84de11eaf2..7bacf0a944 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.spec.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchComponent', () => {
 
         it('should display search results when a search term is provided', (done) => {
 
-            component.searchTerm = 'searchTerm';
+            component.searchTerm =  { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''};
             component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm});
 
             component.resultsEmitter.subscribe(x => {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('AlfrescoSearchComponent', () => {
                 done();
             });
 
-            component.searchTerm = 'searchTerm';
+            component.searchTerm =  { currentValue: 'searchTerm', previousValue: ''};
             component.ngOnChanges({searchTerm: component.searchTerm});
 
             jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.ts
index 2a4884a315..c77ffa86c6 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/src/components/alfresco-search.component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class AlfrescoSearchComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit {
 
     ngOnChanges(changes): void {
         if (changes.searchTerm) {
-            this.displaySearchResults(changes.searchTerm);
+            this.displaySearchResults(changes.searchTerm.currentValue);
         }
     }