diff --git a/src/play/modules/search/store/FilesystemStore.java b/src/play/modules/search/store/FilesystemStore.java
index 3e58d1b..1072177 100644
--- a/src/play/modules/search/store/FilesystemStore.java
+++ b/src/play/modules/search/store/FilesystemStore.java
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ public void rebuild(String name) {
             }
 
             getIndexWriter(index).commit();
+            getIndexWriter(index).close();
+            indexWriters.remove(index);
             dirtyReader(index);
             getIndexSearcher(name).close();
             indexSearchers.remove(name);