diff --git a/mail/base/content/subscribe.xul b/mail/base/content/subscribe.xul
index 42bd5680f2..163d20368d 100644
--- a/mail/base/content/subscribe.xul
+++ b/mail/base/content/subscribe.xul
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
             <row align="center">
               <label value="&namefield.label;" accesskey="&namefield.accesskey;" 
                      id="namefieldlabel" control="namefield"/>
-              <textbox id="namefield" flex="1" type="timed" timeout="300" oncommand="Search();"/>
+              <textbox id="namefield" flex="1" type="search" timeout="300"
+                       oncommand="Search();"/>
             </row>
           </rows>
         </grid>