diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index f598740db..a670495ad 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ class Reviewer:
         return s
 
     def _getTypedAnswer(self) -> None:
-        self.web.evalWithCallback("typeans ? typeans.value : null", self._onTypedAnswer)
+        self.web.evalWithCallback("getTypedAnswer();", self._onTypedAnswer)
 
     def _onTypedAnswer(self, val: None) -> None:
         self.typedAnswer = val or ""
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/index.ts b/ts/reviewer/index.ts
index aa060a7d4..45159af4d 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/index.ts
+++ b/ts/reviewer/index.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ declare const MathJax: any;
 
 type Callback = () => void | Promise<void>;
 
-export const ankiPlatform = "desktop";
-export let typeans: HTMLElement | undefined;
-let _updatingQueue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
-
 export const onUpdateHook: Array<Callback> = [];
 export const onShownHook: Array<Callback> = [];
 
+export const ankiPlatform = "desktop";
+let typeans: HTMLInputElement | undefined;
+
+export function getTypedAnswer(): string | null {
+    return typeans?.value ?? null;
+}
+
 function _runHook(arr: Array<Callback>): Promise<void[]> {
     const promises: (Promise<void> | void)[] = [];
 
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ function _runHook(arr: Array<Callback>): Promise<void[]> {
     return Promise.all(promises);
 }
 
+let _updatingQueue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
+
 function _queueAction(action: Callback): void {
     _updatingQueue = _updatingQueue.then(action);
 }
@@ -60,8 +65,11 @@ async function _updateQA(
     onupdate: Callback,
     onshown: Callback
 ): Promise<void> {
-    onUpdateHook.splice(0, Infinity, onupdate);
-    onShownHook.splice(0, Infinity, onshown);
+    onUpdateHook.length = 0;
+    onUpdateHook.push(onupdate);
+
+    onShownHook.length = 0;
+    onShownHook.push(onshown);
 
     const qa = document.getElementById("qa")!;
     const renderError =
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ export function _showQuestion(q: string, a: string, bodyclass: string): void {
             },
             function () {
                 // focus typing area if visible
-                typeans = document.getElementById("typeans") as HTMLElement;
+                typeans = document.getElementById("typeans") as HTMLInputElement;
                 if (typeans) {
                     typeans.focus();
                 }