diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/group-assigned-show.js.es6 b/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/group-assigned-show.js.es6
index 27a841a..6566d07 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/group-assigned-show.js.es6
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/group-assigned-show.js.es6
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { INPUT_DELAY } from "discourse-common/config/environment";
 export default UserTopicsList.extend({
   user: Ember.inject.controller(),
   taskActions: Ember.inject.service(),
-  order: null,
+  order: "",
   ascending: false,
   q: "",
   bulkSelectEnabled: false,
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/user-activity-assigned.js.es6 b/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/user-activity-assigned.js.es6
index bfc0dbb..aafa582 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/user-activity-assigned.js.es6
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse-assign/controllers/user-activity-assigned.js.es6
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default UserTopicsList.extend({
   user: Ember.inject.controller(),
   taskActions: Ember.inject.service(),
   queryParams: ["order", "ascending", "q"],
-  order: null,
+  order: "",
   ascending: false,
   q: "",
 
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/group-topics-list.hbs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/group-topics-list.hbs
index 9f668d5..2f28405 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/group-topics-list.hbs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/group-topics-list.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class="topic-search-div">
   <div class="form-horizontal bookmark-search-form">
-    {{input type="text"
+    {{input
+        class="no-blur"
         value=searchTerm
         placeholder=(i18n "discourse_assign.topic_search_placeholder")
         input=(action "onChangeFilter" value="target.value")
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-assigned-topics.hbs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-assigned-topics.hbs
index 28528c5..e1b9835 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-assigned-topics.hbs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user-assigned-topics.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class="topic-search-div">
   <div class="form-horizontal bookmark-search-form">
-    {{input type="text"
+    {{input
+        class="no-blur"
         value=searchTerm
         placeholder=(i18n "discourse_assign.topic_search_placeholder")
         input=(action "onChangeFilter" value="target.value")