diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tag-input.ts b/frontend/src/components/tag-input.ts
index b2917f94..a8c7ab65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tag-input.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tag-input.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class TagInput extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private onInput = debounce(200)(async (e: InputEvent) => {
-    const input = (e as any).originalTarget as HTMLInputElement;
+    const input = this.input!;
     this.inputValue = input.value;
     if (input.value.length) {
       this.dropdownIsOpen = true;