diff --git a/src/apps/stable/features/search/api/useSearchSuggestions.ts b/src/apps/stable/features/search/api/useSearchSuggestions.ts
index ea6e7b77e0..126783927a 100644
--- a/src/apps/stable/features/search/api/useSearchSuggestions.ts
+++ b/src/apps/stable/features/search/api/useSearchSuggestions.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useApi } from 'hooks/useApi';
 
 const fetchGetItems = async (
-    api?: Api,
-    userId?: string,
+    api: Api,
+    userId: string,
     parentId?: string,
     options?: AxiosRequestConfig
 ) => {
-    if (!api) throw new Error('No API instance available');
-    if (!userId) throw new Error('No User ID provided');
-
     const response = await getItemsApi(api).getItems(
         {
             userId: userId,
@@ -43,7 +40,8 @@ export const useSearchSuggestions = (parentId?: string) => {
     return useQuery({
         queryKey: ['SearchSuggestions', { parentId }],
         queryFn: ({ signal }) =>
-            fetchGetItems(api, userId, parentId, { signal }),
+            fetchGetItems(api!, userId!, parentId, { signal }),
+        refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
         enabled: !!api && !!userId
     });
 };