Paper input is not a HTMLElement

[jobizzness]

For some reason this component is not working and shows in the console that it needs a html element.

_onApiLoad: function() {
var rawInput;

        if (this.$.inputPaper.querySelector('input')) {
            rawInput = this.$.inputPaper.querySelector('input');
        } else {
            rawInput = this.$.inputPaper.root.querySelector('input');
        }

        this.autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(rawInput, this.options);
        google.maps.event.addListener(this.autocomplete, 'place_changed', this._onChangePlace.bind(this));
    },

Changing the query selector to select the input element works.

PS: Sorry my explanation is terrible.