diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index a66cc8fc..299a0958 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export default {
         }
         return;
       }
+      //console.log("watch::searchentry - calling do search:");
       this.doSearch();
     },
     errors(val) {
@@ -267,6 +268,8 @@ export default {
       //https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/migration.html#debounce-Param-Attribute-for-v-model-removed
       //-----------------
       let vm = this;
+      let isATwoTermQuery = false;
+      let queryTerms = [];
       //NOTE: empty query is valid; it means get the top 100 ordered by template order
       let emptyQuery = false;
       if (this.searchEntry == null || this.searchEntry == "") {
@@ -275,8 +278,7 @@ export default {
         //Pre-process the query to validate and send conditionally
         let val = this.searchEntry;
         //get the discrete search terms and verify there are max two
-        let isATwoTermQuery = false;
-        let queryTerms = [];
+
         if (val.includes(" ")) {
           queryTerms = val.split(" ");
           if (queryTerms.length > 2) {