diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-homepage.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-homepage.component.html
index 5339240bb..3d8414f5c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-homepage.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-homepage.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
           <my-markdown-textarea
             name="instanceCustomHomepageContent" formControlName="content"
-            [customMarkdownRenderer]="getCustomMarkdownRenderer()"
+            [customMarkdownRenderer]="getCustomMarkdownRenderer()" [debounceTime]="500"
             [formError]="formErrors['instanceCustomHomepage.content']"
           ></my-markdown-textarea>
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-instance-information.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-instance-information.component.html
index b54733327..504afa189 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-instance-information.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-instance-information.component.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
           <my-markdown-textarea
             name="instanceDescription" formControlName="description"
-            [customMarkdownRenderer]="getCustomMarkdownRenderer()"
+            [customMarkdownRenderer]="getCustomMarkdownRenderer()" [debounceTime]="500"
             [formError]="formErrors['instance.description']"
           ></my-markdown-textarea>
         </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-forms/markdown-textarea.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-forms/markdown-textarea.component.ts
index e3371f22c..c6527e169 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-forms/markdown-textarea.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-forms/markdown-textarea.component.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export class MarkdownTextareaComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit {
   @Input() markdownType: 'text' | 'enhanced' = 'text'
   @Input() customMarkdownRenderer?: (text: string) => Promise<string | HTMLElement>
 
+  @Input() debounceTime = 150
+
   @Input() markdownVideo: Video
 
   @Input() name = 'description'
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ export class MarkdownTextareaComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit {
   ngOnInit () {
     this.contentChanged
         .pipe(
-          debounceTime(150),
+          debounceTime(this.debounceTime),
           distinctUntilChanged()
         )
         .subscribe(() => this.updatePreviews())