diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/SearchBar.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
index 37149b00a2..32e727668d 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
     const theme = useTheme();
 
     const styles = useMemo(() => useSelectStyles(theme), [theme]);
+    const components = useMemo(() => ({ Option, Control, Input }), []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         search(value);
@@ -176,9 +177,7 @@ const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
     };
 
     const handleInputChange = (value: string, actionMeta: InputActionMeta) => {
-        if (actionMeta.action === "input-change") {
-            setInputValue(value);
-        }
+        if (actionMeta.action == "input-change") setInputValue(value);
     };
 
     const resetSearch = () => {
@@ -187,8 +186,8 @@ const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
         setInputValue("");
     };
 
-    const getOptions = useCallback(
-        pDebounce(getAutoCompleteSuggestions(), 250),
+    const loadOptions = useCallback(
+        pDebounce(getAutoCompleteSuggestions, 250),
         [],
     );
 
@@ -245,8 +244,6 @@ const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
         setValue(value);
     };
 
-    const components = useMemo(() => ({ Option, Control, Input }), []);
-
     return (
         <SearchInputWrapper>
             <AsyncSelect
@@ -254,14 +251,13 @@ const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
                 value={value}
                 components={components}
                 styles={styles}
-                placeholder={t("search_hint")}
-                loadOptions={getOptions}
+                loadOptions={loadOptions}
                 onChange={handleChange}
-                isMulti={false}
-                isClearable
-                escapeClearsValue
                 inputValue={inputValue}
                 onInputChange={handleInputChange}
+                isClearable
+                escapeClearsValue
+                placeholder={t("search_hint")}
                 noOptionsMessage={({ inputValue }) =>
                     shouldShowEmptyState(inputValue) ? (
                         <EmptyState onSelectCGroup={handleSelectCGroup} />
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/search/index.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/search/index.ts
index af0dca4a23..29115122cd 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/search/index.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/search/index.ts
@@ -163,19 +163,19 @@ const labelledFileTypes = (): LabelledFileType[] => [
 // TODO-Cluster -- AUDIT BELOW THIS
 
 // Suggestions shown in the search dropdown when the user has typed something.
-export const getAutoCompleteSuggestions =
-    () =>
-    async (searchPhrase: string): Promise<SearchOption[]> => {
-        log.debug(() => ["getAutoCompleteSuggestions"]);
-        try {
-            const suggestions: Suggestion[] =
-                await suggestionsForString(searchPhrase);
-            return convertSuggestionsToOptions(suggestions);
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.error("getAutoCompleteSuggestions failed", e);
-            return [];
-        }
-    };
+export const getAutoCompleteSuggestions = async (
+    searchPhrase: string,
+): Promise<SearchOption[]> => {
+    log.debug(() => ["getAutoCompleteSuggestions"]);
+    try {
+        const suggestions: Suggestion[] =
+            await suggestionsForString(searchPhrase);
+        return convertSuggestionsToOptions(suggestions);
+    } catch (e) {
+        log.error("getAutoCompleteSuggestions failed", e);
+        return [];
+    }
+};
 
 async function convertSuggestionsToOptions(
     suggestions: Suggestion[],