diff --git a/docs/_templates/sidebarintro.html b/docs/_templates/sidebarintro.html
index 98284ec..9e2d92c 100644
--- a/docs/_templates/sidebarintro.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/sidebarintro.html
@@ -20,16 +20,13 @@
   height: 100%;
 }
 </style>
-<input id="doc_search" placeholder="Search the Guide" autofocus/>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.js"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript"> docsearch({
-      apiKey: '512b0d6c0c8578bed7662f5279c2249c',
-      indexName: 'python-guide',
-      inputSelector: "#doc_search",
-      debug: false // Set debug to true if you want to inspect the dropdown
-    });
-</script>
-
+<input id="doc_search" placeholder="Search the doc" autofocus/>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.js" onload="docsearch({
+  apiKey: '512b0d6c0c8578bed7662f5279c2249c',
+  indexName: 'python-guide',
+  inputSelector: '#doc_search',
+  debug: false // Set debug to true if you want to inspect the dropdown
+})" async></script>
 
 <p>
   This opinionated guide exists to provide both novice and expert Python developers a best practice handbook to the installation, configuration, and usage of Python on a daily basis.
diff --git a/docs/_templates/sidebarlogo.html b/docs/_templates/sidebarlogo.html
index 363663f..540b92a 100644
--- a/docs/_templates/sidebarlogo.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/sidebarlogo.html
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@
 
 <p style="margin-left:auto; margin-right: auto;"><iframe src="https://ghbtns.com/github-btn.html?user=realpython&repo=python-guide&type=watch&count=true&size=large" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="0" width="200px" height="35px"></iframe></p>
 
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.css" />
+<style>
+.algolia-autocomplete{
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 1.5em
+}
+.algolia-autocomplete a{
+  border-bottom: none !important;
+}
+#doc_search{
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+</style>
+<input id="doc_search" placeholder="Search the doc" autofocus/>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.js" onload="docsearch({
+  apiKey: '512b0d6c0c8578bed7662f5279c2249c',
+  indexName: 'python-guide',
+  inputSelector: '#doc_search',
+  debug: false // Set debug to true if you want to inspect the dropdown
+})" async></script>
+
 <p>
   This opinionated guide exists to provide both novice and expert Python developers a best practice handbook to the installation, configuration, and usage of Python on a daily basis.
 </p>