diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.html
index 3affb374f..f4d5cbfaa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ <h1 class="mat-h2 connection-title">{{connectionTitle}}</h1>
         <mat-form-field *ngIf="!collapsed" appearance="fill" class="search-input">
             <input matInput name="search" #search="ngModel"
                 placeholder="Search"
-                [(ngModel)]="searchString"
-                (keyup)="serach()">
+                [(ngModel)]="substringToSearch"
+                (keyup)="searchSubstring()">
             <mat-error *ngIf="foundTables.length === 0">Nothing found.</mat-error>
         </mat-form-field>
         <mat-nav-list data-testid="tables-list">
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.ts
index ef4d7ff39..d4ecf3939 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/dashboard/db-tables-list/db-tables-list.component.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class DbTablesListComponent {
   @Input() selectedTable: string;
   @Input() collapsed: boolean;
 
-  public searchString: string;
+  public substringToSearch: string;
   public foundTables: TableProperties[];
   constructor(
     private _tableState: TableStateService,
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export class DbTablesListComponent {
     this.foundTables = this.tables;
   }
 
-  serach() {
+  searchSubstring() {
     this.foundTables = this.tables
-      .filter(tableItem => tableItem.table.toLowerCase().includes(this.searchString.toLowerCase()) || (tableItem.display_name && tableItem.display_name.toLowerCase().includes(this.searchString.toLowerCase())));
+      .filter(tableItem => tableItem.table.toLowerCase().includes(this.substringToSearch?.toLowerCase()) || (tableItem.display_name && tableItem.display_name.toLowerCase().includes(this.substringToSearch.toLowerCase())));
   }
 
   getTableName(table: TableProperties) {