diff --git a/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/SearchService.swift b/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/SearchService.swift
index edc4249..0eae36f 100644
--- a/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/SearchService.swift
+++ b/ServiceLayer/Sources/ServiceLayer/Services/SearchService.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public struct SearchService {
 
             return (search.offset == nil ? results : $0.0.appending(results), search.limit)
         }
-        .flatMap(contentDatabase.publisher(results:limit:)).eraseToAnyPublisher()
+        .map(contentDatabase.publisher(results:limit:)).switchToLatest().eraseToAnyPublisher()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/View Controllers/ExploreViewController.swift b/View Controllers/ExploreViewController.swift
index 2a61322..784cb71 100644
--- a/View Controllers/ExploreViewController.swift	
+++ b/View Controllers/ExploreViewController.swift	
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ final class ExploreViewController: UICollectionViewController {
         }
         .store(in: &cancellables)
 
-        viewModel.searchViewModel.events.sink { [weak self] in
-            if case let .navigation(navigation) = $0,
-               case let .searchScope(scope) = navigation {
-                searchController.searchBar.selectedScopeButtonIndex = scope.rawValue
-                self?.updateSearchResults(for: searchController)
-            }
+        viewModel.searchViewModel.searchScopeChanges.sink { [weak self] in
+            searchController.searchBar.selectedScopeButtonIndex = $0.rawValue
+            self?.updateSearchResults(for: searchController)
         }
         .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionItemsViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionItemsViewModel.swift
index c658daf..09f3aad 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionItemsViewModel.swift	
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionItemsViewModel.swift	
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class CollectionItemsViewModel: ObservableObject {
     private let eventsSubject = PassthroughSubject<AnyPublisher<CollectionItemEvent, Error>, Never>()
     private let loadingSubject = PassthroughSubject<Bool, Never>()
     private let expandAllSubject: CurrentValueSubject<ExpandAllState, Never>
+    private let searchScopeChangesSubject = PassthroughSubject<SearchScope, Never>()
     private var topVisibleIndexPath = IndexPath(item: 0, section: 0)
     private let lastReadId = CurrentValueSubject<String?, Never>(nil)
     private var lastSelectedLoadMore: LoadMore?
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ extension CollectionItemsViewModel: CollectionViewModel {
         .eraseToAnyPublisher()
     }
 
+    public var searchScopeChanges: AnyPublisher<SearchScope, Never> { searchScopeChangesSubject.eraseToAnyPublisher() }
+
     public var canRefresh: Bool { collectionService.canRefresh }
 
     public func request(maxId: String? = nil, minId: String? = nil, search: Search?) {
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ extension CollectionItemsViewModel: CollectionViewModel {
                                                     .navigationService
                                                     .timelineService(timeline: .tag(tag.name)))))
         case let .moreResults(moreResults):
-            send(event: .navigation(.searchScope(moreResults.scope)))
+            searchScopeChangesSubject.send(moreResults.scope)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionViewModel.swift
index 3931ab6..6528926 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionViewModel.swift	
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/CollectionViewModel.swift	
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public protocol CollectionViewModel {
     var alertItems: AnyPublisher<AlertItem, Never> { get }
     var loading: AnyPublisher<Bool, Never> { get }
     var events: AnyPublisher<CollectionItemEvent, Never> { get }
+    var searchScopeChanges: AnyPublisher<SearchScope, Never> { get }
     var nextPageMaxId: String? { get }
     var canRefresh: Bool { get }
     func request(maxId: String?, minId: String?, search: Search?)
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/ProfileViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/ProfileViewModel.swift
index 007c3fb..061e248 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/ProfileViewModel.swift	
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/ProfileViewModel.swift	
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ extension ProfileViewModel: CollectionViewModel {
             .eraseToAnyPublisher()
     }
 
+    public var searchScopeChanges: AnyPublisher<SearchScope, Never> {
+        collectionViewModel.flatMap(\.searchScopeChanges).eraseToAnyPublisher()
+    }
+
     public var nextPageMaxId: String? {
         collectionViewModel.value.nextPageMaxId
     }
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/SearchViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/SearchViewModel.swift
index df8efda..640a3c9 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/SearchViewModel.swift	
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/View Models/SearchViewModel.swift	
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ public final class SearchViewModel: CollectionItemsViewModel {
 
         super.init(collectionService: searchService, identityContext: identityContext)
 
-        $query.removeDuplicates()
+        $query.dropFirst()
             .debounce(for: .seconds(Self.debounceInterval), scheduler: DispatchQueue.global())
+            .removeDuplicates()
             .combineLatest($scope.removeDuplicates())
             .sink { [weak self] in
                 self?.request(
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public final class SearchViewModel: CollectionItemsViewModel {
 }
 
 private extension SearchViewModel {
-    static let debounceInterval: TimeInterval = 0.25
+    static let debounceInterval: TimeInterval = 0.5
 }
 
 private extension SearchScope {