diff --git a/qutebrowser/html/settings.html b/qutebrowser/html/settings.html
index f59fd8cfe..2211ef457 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/html/settings.html
+++ b/qutebrowser/html/settings.html
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ var cset = function(option, value) {
   xhr.send();
 }
 
-const search = debounce(() => searchOption())
-
 // Create a delay while the user types
 const debounce = (func, timeout=200) => {
   let timer;
@@ -22,6 +20,8 @@ const debounce = (func, timeout=200) => {
   }
 }
 
+const search = debounce(() => searchOption())
+
 /* First sort the options' names back into alphabetical order. Make them invisible.
 Filter first by name, then by short description and finally by long description.
 Display them in this order.*/