diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
index e585c2613..6a67618a1 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyCoursesPage implements OnDestroy {
         if (this.showFilter) {
             setTimeout(() => {
                 this.searchbar.setFocus();
-            });
+            }, 500);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
index 8a7e323c8..cb3b58745 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyOverviewPage implements OnDestroy {
         if (this.showFilter) {
             setTimeout(() => {
                 this.searchbar.setFocus();
-            });
+            }, 500);
         }
     }