diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/edit/saved-search-edit-dialog.component.ts b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/edit/saved-search-edit-dialog.component.ts
index 2d2090f6fb..deb9a46d79 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/edit/saved-search-edit-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/edit/saved-search-edit-dialog.component.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { CoreModule } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { FormControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { UniqueSearchNameValidator } from '../unique-search-name-validator';
+import { SavedSearchForm } from '../saved-search-form.interface';
 
 @Component({
   standalone: true,
@@ -42,15 +43,7 @@ import { UniqueSearchNameValidator } from '../unique-search-name-validator';
   host: { class: 'aca-saved-search-edit-dialog' }
 })
 export class SavedSearchEditDialogComponent {
-  form = new FormGroup({
-    name: new FormControl('', {
-      validators: [Validators.required, forbidOnlySpaces],
-      asyncValidators: [this.uniqueSearchNameValidator.validate.bind(this.uniqueSearchNameValidator)],
-      updateOn: 'blur'
-    }),
-    description: new FormControl('')
-  });
-
+  form: FormGroup<SavedSearchForm>;
   isLoading = false;
 
   constructor(
@@ -60,6 +53,15 @@ export class SavedSearchEditDialogComponent {
     private readonly uniqueSearchNameValidator: UniqueSearchNameValidator,
     @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) private readonly data: SavedSearch
   ) {
+    this.form = new FormGroup({
+      name: new FormControl('', {
+        validators: [Validators.required, forbidOnlySpaces],
+        asyncValidators: [this.uniqueSearchNameValidator.validate.bind(this.uniqueSearchNameValidator)],
+        updateOn: 'change'
+      }),
+      description: new FormControl('')
+    });
+
     this.form.patchValue({
       name: this.data.name,
       description: this.data.description
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/save-search-dialog.component.ts b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/save-search-dialog.component.ts
index 41c75d1f73..62e200e905 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/save-search-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/save-search-dialog.component.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { AppStore, SnackbarErrorAction, SnackbarInfoAction } from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
 import { UniqueSearchNameValidator } from './unique-search-name-validator';
+import { SavedSearchForm } from './saved-search-form.interface';
 
 @Component({
   standalone: true,
@@ -66,15 +67,7 @@ import { UniqueSearchNameValidator } from './unique-search-name-validator';
   host: { class: 'aca-save-search-dialog' }
 })
 export class SaveSearchDialogComponent {
-  form = new FormGroup({
-    name: new FormControl('', {
-      validators: [Validators.required, forbidOnlySpaces],
-      asyncValidators: [this.uniqueSearchNameValidator.validate.bind(this.uniqueSearchNameValidator)],
-      updateOn: 'blur'
-    }),
-    description: new FormControl('')
-  });
-
+  form: FormGroup<SavedSearchForm>;
   disableSubmitButton = false;
 
   constructor(
@@ -83,7 +76,16 @@ export class SaveSearchDialogComponent {
     private readonly savedSearchesService: SavedSearchesService,
     private readonly uniqueSearchNameValidator: UniqueSearchNameValidator,
     @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) private readonly data: { searchUrl: string }
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    this.form = new FormGroup({
+      name: new FormControl('', {
+        validators: [Validators.required, forbidOnlySpaces],
+        asyncValidators: [this.uniqueSearchNameValidator.validate.bind(this.uniqueSearchNameValidator)],
+        updateOn: 'change'
+      }),
+      description: new FormControl('')
+    });
+  }
 
   submit() {
     if (this.form.invalid || this.disableSubmitButton) {
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/saved-search-form.interface.ts b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/saved-search-form.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..009c512bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/search/search-save/dialog/saved-search-form.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright © 2005-2024 Hyland Software, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Alfresco Example Content Application
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco Example Content Application.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail. Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * from Hyland Software. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+
+export interface SavedSearchForm {
+  name: FormControl<string>;
+  description: FormControl<string>;
+}