diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/knowledge-explorer-search.js.es6 b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/knowledge-explorer-search.js.es6
index 9a8bb09..335ed57 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/knowledge-explorer-search.js.es6
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/knowledge-explorer-search.js.es6
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import Component from "@ember/component";
-import debounce from "discourse/lib/debounce";
+import { debounce } from "@ember/runloop";
+import discourseDebounce from "discourse-common/lib/debounce";
 
 export default Component.extend({
   classNames: "knowledge-explorer-search",
 
-  debouncedSearch: debounce(function (term) {
-    this.onSearch(term);
-  }, 500),
+  debouncedSearch(term) {
+    // TODO: Use discouseDebounce when discourse 2.7 gets released.
+    const debounceFunc = discourseDebounce || debounce;
+
+    debounceFunc(
+      this,
+      function () {
+        this.onSearch(term);
+      },
+      500
+    );
+  },
 
   actions: {
     onSearchTermChange(term) {