diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index d2fa0c2e9a..8e1f81ac7e 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CHANGES
 - Add testing on PHP 7 on Travis #826
 
 2015-05-06
-- Add Elastica\Util::reindex function by scan and bulk way http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/reindex.html #829 #931
+- Add Elastica\Util::copy function by scan and bulk way http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/master/reindex.html. Note: This was first called reindex #829 #931 ##836
 
 2015-04-23
 - Allow bool in Query::setSource function #818 http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-source-filtering.html
diff --git a/lib/Elastica/Util.php b/lib/Elastica/Util.php
index f5b875e0c0..591a38d12d 100644
--- a/lib/Elastica/Util.php
+++ b/lib/Elastica/Util.php
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ public static function convertRequestToCurlCommand(Request $request)
     /**
      * Copy all data from and old index to a new index
      *
-     * @param \Elastica\Index $newIndex
      * @param \Elastica\Index $oldIndex
+     * @param \Elastica\Index $newIndex
      * @param string $expiryTime
      * @param int $sizePerShard
-     * @return bool
+     * @return \Elastica\Index The new index object
      */
-    public static function reindex(Index $newIndex, Index $oldIndex, $expiryTime = '1m', $sizePerShard = 1000)
+    public static function copy(Index $oldIndex, Index $newIndex, $expiryTime = '1m', $sizePerShard = 1000)
     {
         $search = new Search($oldIndex->getClient());
         $bulk = new Bulk($newIndex->getClient());
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ public static function reindex(Index $newIndex, Index $oldIndex, $expiryTime = '
             $bulk->addActions($actions);
             $bulk->send();
         }
+
         $newIndex->refresh();
 
-        return true;
+        return $newIndex;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
index 610f4df914..35cb7fabe9 100644
--- a/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
+++ b/test/lib/Elastica/Test/UtilTest.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function testConvertDateTimeObjectWithoutTimezone()
         $this->assertEquals($convertedString, $date);
     }
 
-    public function testReindex()
+    public function testCopy()
     {
         $client = $this->_getClient();
         $oldIndex = $client->getIndex("elastica_test_reindex");
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ public function testReindex()
         $oldIndex->refresh();
 
 
-        $this->assertTrue(Util::reindex($newIndex, $oldIndex ,"1m",1));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Elastica\Index', Util::copy($oldIndex, $newIndex,"1m",1));
 
         $newCount = $newIndex->count();
         $this->assertEquals(8, $newCount);
     }
 
-    public function testReindexFail()
+    public function testCopyFail()
     {
         $client = $this->_getClient();
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public function testReindexFail()
         $newIndex2->delete();
 
         try {
-            Util::reindex($newIndex, $oldIndex);
+            Util::copy($oldIndex, $newIndex);
             $this->fail('New Index should not exist');
         } catch (ResponseException $e) {
             $this->assertContains('IndexMissingException', $e->getMessage());