diff --git a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
index 7af6044795..35c39695ed 100644
--- a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
+++ b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ export type Suggestion = {
       }
 );
 
-export const max_num_of_search_results = MAX_ITEMS;
+export let max_num_of_search_results = MAX_ITEMS;
+export function rewire_max_num_of_search_results(value: typeof max_num_of_search_results): void {
+    max_num_of_search_results = value;
+}
 
 function channel_matches_query(channel_name: string, q: string): boolean {
     return common.phrase_match(q, channel_name);
@@ -1153,7 +1156,7 @@ export function get_search_result(
     return attacher.get_result().slice(0, max_items);
 }
 
-export function get_suggestions(
+export let get_suggestions = function (
     pill_search_terms: NarrowTerm[],
     text_search_terms: NarrowTerm[],
     add_current_filter = false,
@@ -1163,6 +1166,10 @@ export function get_suggestions(
 } {
     const result = get_search_result(pill_search_terms, text_search_terms, add_current_filter);
     return finalize_search_result(result);
+};
+
+export function rewire_get_suggestions(value: typeof get_suggestions): void {
+    get_suggestions = value;
 }
 
 export function finalize_search_result(result: Suggestion[]): {
diff --git a/web/tests/search.test.cjs b/web/tests/search.test.cjs
index 2eebf72182..ae84ef0a75 100644
--- a/web/tests/search.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/search.test.cjs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const {run_test, noop} = require("./lib/test.cjs");
 const $ = require("./lib/zjquery.cjs");
 
 const bootstrap_typeahead = mock_esm("../src/bootstrap_typeahead");
-const search_suggestion = mock_esm("../src/search_suggestion");
 
 const search = zrequire("search");
 const search_pill = zrequire("search_pill");
+const search_suggestion = zrequire("search_suggestion");
 const stream_data = zrequire("stream_data");
 
 function stub_pills() {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ run_test("initialize", ({override, override_rewire, mock_template}) => {
         return html;
     });
 
-    search_suggestion.max_num_of_search_results = 999;
+    override_rewire(search_suggestion, "max_num_of_search_results", 999);
     let terms;
 
     function mock_pill_removes(widget) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ run_test("initialize", ({override, override_rewire, mock_template}) => {
             };
 
             /* Test source */
-            search_suggestion.get_suggestions = () => search_suggestions;
+            override_rewire(search_suggestion, "get_suggestions", () => search_suggestions);
             const expected_source_value = search_suggestions.strings;
             const source = opts.source("ver");
             assert.deepStrictEqual(source, expected_source_value);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ run_test("initialize", ({override, override_rewire, mock_template}) => {
             };
 
             /* Test source */
-            search_suggestion.get_suggestions = () => search_suggestions;
+            override_rewire(search_suggestion, "get_suggestions", () => search_suggestions);
             const expected_source_value = search_suggestions.strings;
             const source = opts.source("zo");
             assert.deepStrictEqual(source, expected_source_value);