diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java
index 0ba849f06..61567909b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class IndexingChangeListener implements ChangeListener,
 
 	private final SearchIndexer searchIndexer;
 	private final Ticker ticker;
-	private volatile boolean paused = true;
+	private volatile boolean paused;
     private final Model defaultModel;
 
 	/** All access to the list must be synchronized. */