diff --git a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
index c181fce..b97af00 100644
--- a/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
+++ b/src/computersandblues/lodestone/app.cljs
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@
   always prefer to call the most recent call to `f` as close to the delay
   as possible."
   [ms f]
-  (let [prev (volatile! (now))]
+  (let [timeout (volatile! nil)]
     (fn debounced-fn [& args]
-      (when (< ms (- (now) @prev))
-        (js/requestAnimationFrame #(apply f args)))
-      (vreset! prev (now)))))
+      (when @timeout
+        (js/clearTimeout @timeout))
+      (vreset! timeout (js/setTimeout #(apply f args) ms)))))
 
 (defn- refresh-displayed-posts!
   [{:keys [per-page query]}]
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
                                                        (assoc :displayed-posts displayed-posts)
                                                        (update :loading disj refresh-id))))))))
 
-(def debounced-refresh! (debounce 48 refresh-displayed-posts!))
+(defonce debounced-refresh! (debounce (* 16 16) refresh-displayed-posts!))
 
 ; we use reagent's machinery below to define a callback that runs whenever the
 ; values change that serve as input to the current search reults.