diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/symbol-autocomplete/symbol-autocomplete.component.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/symbol-autocomplete/symbol-autocomplete.component.ts
index cd7846478..5c582e6a1 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/symbol-autocomplete/symbol-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/symbol-autocomplete/symbol-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export class GfSymbolAutocompleteComponent
         map((query) => {
           return isString(query) ? query.trim() : query;
         }),
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
         filter((query) => {
           if (query?.length === 0) {
             this.showDefaultOptions();
@@ -137,13 +138,12 @@ export class GfSymbolAutocompleteComponent
 
           return isString(query);
         }),
-        debounceTime(400),
-        distinctUntilChanged(),
         tap(() => {
           this.isLoading = true;
 
           this.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
         }),
+        debounceTime(400),
         takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef),
         switchMap((query: string) => {
           return this.dataService.fetchSymbols({