diff --git a/src/ContentRepository/Search/Indexing/CentralizedIndexingActivityQueue.cs b/src/ContentRepository/Search/Indexing/CentralizedIndexingActivityQueue.cs
index 81fd03aaa..47f125e89 100644
--- a/src/ContentRepository/Search/Indexing/CentralizedIndexingActivityQueue.cs
+++ b/src/ContentRepository/Search/Indexing/CentralizedIndexingActivityQueue.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public void Startup(TextWriter consoleOut)
                     while (_activeTasks > ActiveTaskLimit)
                         Thread.Sleep(_hearthBeatMilliseconds);
                 }
+                Providers.Instance.IndexManager.CommitAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 // every period starts now
                 _lastLockRefreshTime = DateTime.UtcNow;