diff --git a/dist/plex-meets-homeassistant.js b/dist/plex-meets-homeassistant.js
index 1288fb5..268de10 100644
--- a/dist/plex-meets-homeassistant.js
+++ b/dist/plex-meets-homeassistant.js
@@ -21088,10 +21088,12 @@ class PlexMeetsHomeAssistant extends HTMLElement {
             this.searchInputElem.value = this.searchValue;
             this.searchInputElem.placeholder = `Search ${this.config.libraryName}...`;
             this.searchInputElem.addEventListener('keyup', () => {
-                this.searchValue = this.searchInputElem.value;
-                this.renderPage();
-                this.focus();
-                this.renderNewElementsIfNeeded();
+                if (!lodash.isEqual(this.searchInputElem.value, this.searchValue)) {
+                    this.searchValue = this.searchInputElem.value;
+                    this.renderPage();
+                    this.focus();
+                    this.renderNewElementsIfNeeded();
+                }
             });
             searchContainer.appendChild(this.searchInputElem);
             return searchContainer;
@@ -21182,7 +21184,7 @@ class PlexMeetsHomeAssistant extends HTMLElement {
                 }
             }
             this.renderedItems = 0;
-            this.columnsCount = 0;
+            // this.columnsCount = 0;
             const spinner = document.createElement('div');
             spinner.style.display = 'flex';
             spinner.style.alignItems = 'center';
diff --git a/src/plex-meets-homeassistant.ts b/src/plex-meets-homeassistant.ts
index f47c288..02fce57 100644
--- a/src/plex-meets-homeassistant.ts
+++ b/src/plex-meets-homeassistant.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class PlexMeetsHomeAssistant extends HTMLElement {
 			this.renderedItems > 0
 		) {
 			this.maxRenderCount = this.renderedItems + this.columnsCount * (loadAdditionalRowsCount * 2);
-
 			this.renderMovieElems();
 			this.calculatePositions();
 		}
@@ -452,10 +451,12 @@ class PlexMeetsHomeAssistant extends HTMLElement {
 		this.searchInputElem.placeholder = `Search ${this.config.libraryName}...`;
 
 		this.searchInputElem.addEventListener('keyup', () => {
-			this.searchValue = this.searchInputElem.value;
-			this.renderPage();
-			this.focus();
-			this.renderNewElementsIfNeeded();
+			if (!_.isEqual(this.searchInputElem.value, this.searchValue)) {
+				this.searchValue = this.searchInputElem.value;
+				this.renderPage();
+				this.focus();
+				this.renderNewElementsIfNeeded();
+			}
 		});
 
 		searchContainer.appendChild(this.searchInputElem);
@@ -557,7 +558,8 @@ class PlexMeetsHomeAssistant extends HTMLElement {
 		}
 
 		this.renderedItems = 0;
-		this.columnsCount = 0;
+		// this.columnsCount = 0;
+
 		const spinner = document.createElement('div');
 		spinner.style.display = 'flex';
 		spinner.style.alignItems = 'center';