diff --git a/packages/app/src/Hooks/useProfileSearch.tsx b/packages/app/src/Hooks/useProfileSearch.tsx
index 6134d3eb..40d307e4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Hooks/useProfileSearch.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/Hooks/useProfileSearch.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 import { socialGraphInstance } from "@snort/system";
-import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 import fuzzySearch from "@/Db/FuzzySearch";
 import useTimelineFeed from "@/Feed/TimelineFeed";
+import { debounce } from "@/Utils";
 
 const options = { method: "LIMIT_UNTIL" };
 
 export default function useProfileSearch(search: string) {
-  const subject = useMemo(() => ({ type: "profile_keyword", items: [search], discriminator: search }), [search]);
+  const [debouncedSearch, setDebouncedSearch] = useState(search);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return debounce(500, () => {
+      setDebouncedSearch(search);
+    });
+  }, [search]);
+
+  const subject = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      type: "profile_keyword",
+      items: debouncedSearch ? [debouncedSearch] : [],
+      discriminator: debouncedSearch,
+    }),
+    [debouncedSearch],
+  );
   const feed = useTimelineFeed(subject, options);
   const results = useMemo(() => {
     return userSearch(search);