@@ -182,22 +182,22 @@ if !exists || force {
 		if force {
 			err = deleteIndex(dataRoot)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, exists, err
+				return nil, nil, false, err
 			}
 		}
 		idx, err = createIndex(indexPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, exists, err
+			return nil, nil, false, err
 		}
 
 		meta, err = createMeta(metaPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, exists, err
+			return nil, nil, false, err
 		}
 
 		err = meta.Save()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, exists, err
+			return nil, nil, false, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		idx, err = bleve.Open(indexPath)

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to open or create index: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if !exists {
+	if !exists || *replace {
 		slog.Info("Index doesn't exist. Starting build job...")
 		err = importer.Start(cfg, write, *replace)
 		if err != nil {