diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/db.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/db.js
index ca28428fbc8..6c2b71fab16 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/db.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/db.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ var PosDB = core.Class.extend({
         }
         for(var i = 0, len = products.length; i < len; i++){
             var product = products[i];
-            var search_string = this._product_search_string(product);
+            var search_string = utils.unaccent(this._product_search_string(product));
             var categ_id = product.pos_categ_id ? product.pos_categ_id[0] : this.root_category_id;
             product.product_tmpl_id = product.product_tmpl_id[0];
             if(!stored_categories[categ_id]){
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ var PosDB = core.Class.extend({
         }
         var results = [];
         for(var i = 0; i < this.limit; i++){
-            var r = re.exec(utils.unaccent(this.category_search_string[category_id]));
+            var r = re.exec(this.category_search_string[category_id]);
             if(r){
                 var id = Number(r[1]);
                 results.push(this.get_product_by_id(id));
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
index 2eb8c34b6cf..045659569e0 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ var ProductCategoriesWidget = PosBaseWidget.extend({
 
                 search_timeout = setTimeout(function(){
                     self.perform_search(self.category, searchbox.value, event.which === 13);
-                },70);
+                },200);
             }
         };
     },