diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
index fe788720d..1ac5644a3 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget(QWidget *parent,
 
     connect(debounceTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::searchModelChanged);
 
-    auto loadCardsTimer = new QTimer(this);
+    loadCardsTimer = new QTimer(this);
     loadCardsTimer->setSingleShot(true); // Ensure it only fires once after the timeout
 
     connect(loadCardsTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() { loadCurrentPage(); });
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
index 85d730ae3..4354cc4ad 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private:
     CardSizeWidget *cardSizeWidget;
     QWidget *container;
     QTimer *debounceTimer;
+    QTimer *loadCardsTimer;
 
     int debounceTime = 300;
     int currentPage = 0;    // Current page index