diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
index ce19a47fb..2e7872acc 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditOwnAcc
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditSiteInformation;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageMenus;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManagePortals;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageSearchIndex;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageTabs;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageUserAccounts;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.RefreshVisualizationCacheAction;
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public class UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy implements PolicyIface {
 		} else if (whatToAuth instanceof ManageMenus) {
 			result = isAuthorized(whatToAuth, RoleLevel.DB_ADMIN, userRole);
 
+		} else if (whatToAuth instanceof ManageSearchIndex) {
+			result = isAuthorized(whatToAuth, RoleLevel.DB_ADMIN, userRole);
+			
 		} else if (whatToAuth instanceof UseMiscellaneousAdminPages) {
 			result = isAuthorized(whatToAuth, RoleLevel.DB_ADMIN, userRole);
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/ManageSearchIndex.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/ManageSearchIndex.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1d7678b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/ManageSearchIndex.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages;
+
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces.RequestedAction;
+
+/** Should we allow the user to manipulate the search index? */
+public class ManageSearchIndex extends RequestedAction implements
+		UsePagesRequestedAction {
+	// no fields
+}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/BaseSiteAdminController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/BaseSiteAdminController.java
index 3e5e4fd19..3b423a57b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/BaseSiteAdminController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/BaseSiteAdminController.java
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ public class BaseSiteAdminController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
             urls.put("recomputeInferences", UrlBuilder.getUrl("/RecomputeInferences"));     
         
             urls.put("rebuildClassGroupCache", UrlBuilder.getUrl("/browse?clearcache=1"));
-        
-            if (PolicyHelper.isAuthorizedForActions(vreq, IndexController.REQUIRED_ACTIONS)) {
-                urls.put("rebuildSearchIndex", UrlBuilder.getUrl("/SearchIndex"));            
-            }
         }
+        
+		if (PolicyHelper.isAuthorizedForActions(vreq, IndexController.REQUIRED_ACTIONS)) {
+			urls.put("rebuildSearchIndex", UrlBuilder.getUrl("/SearchIndex"));
+		}
+		
         return urls;
     }
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
index 69faa1ff6..b84eefef8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/controller/IndexController.java
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.Actions;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.SeeSiteAdminPage;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.UseMiscellaneousAdminPages;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageSearchIndex;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.FreemarkerHttpServlet;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.ExceptionResponseValues;
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ public class IndexController extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
 	
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(IndexController.class);
 
-    public static final Actions REQUIRED_ACTIONS = new Actions(new UseMiscellaneousAdminPages());
+    public static final Actions REQUIRED_ACTIONS = new Actions(new ManageSearchIndex());
     
 	@Override
 	protected Actions requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) {
-		return new Actions(new UseMiscellaneousAdminPages());
+		return REQUIRED_ACTIONS;
 	}
 	
     @Override