diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 220a2ecf07..0c8f7e3bd7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@
             }
         </script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            $(document).ready(function() {
-                doSearch();
+            $(document).ready(function () {
+                $(document).on('globalActivityReady', function () {
+                    window.globalActivity.doSearch();
+                });
             });
         </script>
     </head>
diff --git a/js/activity.js b/js/activity.js
index 4c161ff194..6b1cb3e1e1 100644
--- a/js/activity.js
+++ b/js/activity.js
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class Activity {
      */
     constructor() {
         globalActivity = this;
+        window.globalActivity = this;
 
         this.cellSize = 55;
         this.searchSuggestions = [];
@@ -6949,10 +6950,14 @@ class Activity {
 
 const activity = new Activity();
 
-require(["domReady!"], (doc) =>{
+require(["domReady!"], (doc) => {
     setTimeout(() => {
         activity.setupDependencies();
         activity.domReady(doc);
+
+        // Dispatch a custom event to signal that globalActivity is ready
+        const event = new CustomEvent('globalActivityReady');
+        document.dispatchEvent(event);  
     }, 5000);
 });