diff --git a/app/src/composables/use-items/use-items.ts b/app/src/composables/use-items/use-items.ts
index efc64617a9..088413af7a 100644
--- a/app/src/composables/use-items/use-items.ts
+++ b/app/src/composables/use-items/use-items.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type Query = {
 export function useItems(collection: Ref<string>, query: Query) {
 	const { primaryKeyField, sortField } = useCollection(collection);
 
+	let loadingTimeout: any = null;
+
 	const { limit, fields, sort, page, filters, searchQuery } = query;
 
 	const endpoint = computed(() => {
@@ -100,8 +102,6 @@ export function useItems(collection: Ref<string>, query: Query) {
 		}
 	});
 
-	let loadingTimeout: any = null;
-
 	return { itemCount, totalCount, items, totalPages, loading, error, changeManualSort, getItems };
 
 	async function getItems() {