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.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);
         }
     }