diff --git a/aqt/addcards.py b/aqt/addcards.py
index 5f53df5a5..ac5b9bdfb 100644
--- a/aqt/addcards.py
+++ b/aqt/addcards.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class AddCards(QDialog):
 
     def editHistory(self, nid):
         browser = aqt.dialogs.open("Browser", self.mw)
-        browser.form.searchEdit.setText("nid:%d" % nid)
+        browser.form.searchEdit.lineEdit().setText("nid:%d" % nid)
         browser.onSearch()
 
     def addNote(self, note):
diff --git a/aqt/editor.py b/aqt/editor.py
index 6bc5de72f..817b9fa80 100644
--- a/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/aqt/editor.py
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class Editor(object):
     def showDupes(self):
         contents = self.note.fields[0]
         browser = aqt.dialogs.open("Browser", self.mw)
-        browser.form.searchEdit.setText(
+        browser.form.searchEdit.lineEdit().setText(
             "'note:%s' '%s:%s'" % (
                 self.note.model()['name'],
                 self.note.model()['flds'][0]['name'],