diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/ABoxRecomputer.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/ABoxRecomputer.java
index 80713e4a9..5b82a263e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/ABoxRecomputer.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/ABoxRecomputer.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public class ABoxRecomputer {
             recomputeABox();
         } finally {
         	if  (searchIndexer != null) {
+        		searchIndexer.rebuildIndex();
         		searchIndexer.unpause();
         	}
             synchronized (lock1) {
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 8f66d6ff7..645115a56 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/searchindex/IndexingChangeListener.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.searchindex;
 
 import static edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer.Event.Type.PAUSE;
+import static edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer.Event.Type.START_REBUILD;
 import static edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer.Event.Type.UNPAUSE;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.StmtIterator;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.jena.event.EditEvent;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer.Event;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.modules.searchIndexer.SearchIndexer.Event.Type;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.rdfservice.ChangeListener;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.threads.VitroBackgroundThread;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.threads.VitroBackgroundThread;
  * 
  * When the SearchIndexer pauses, stop sending changes until the SearchIndexer
  * unpauses.
+ * 
+ * If the SearchIndexer begins a rebuild, discard any changes that we had
+ * accumulated. They will be accomplished by the rebuild.
  */
 public class IndexingChangeListener implements ChangeListener,
 		SearchIndexer.Listener {
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ public class IndexingChangeListener implements ChangeListener,
 		this.searchIndexer = searchIndexer;
 		this.ticker = new Ticker();
 		this.changes = new ArrayList<>();
-		
+
 		searchIndexer.addListener(this);
 	}
 
@@ -68,7 +73,9 @@ public class IndexingChangeListener implements ChangeListener,
 			paused = true;
 		} else if (event.getType() == UNPAUSE) {
 			paused = false;
-			respondToTicker();
+			ticker.start();
+		} else if (event.getType() == START_REBUILD) {
+			discardChanges();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -78,6 +85,10 @@ public class IndexingChangeListener implements ChangeListener,
 			changes.clear();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	private synchronized void discardChanges() {
+		changes.clear();
+	}
 
 	public void shutdown() {
 		ticker.shutdown();