diff --git a/libsearch/index/index-scheduler.cpp b/libsearch/index/index-scheduler.cpp
index 8f47fca..1fbd2eb 100644
--- a/libsearch/index/index-scheduler.cpp
+++ b/libsearch/index/index-scheduler.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void IndexScheduler::stop(BatchIndexer::Targets target)
     }
     if(m_indexStop.LOAD && m_contentIndexStop.LOAD && m_ocrContentIndexStop.LOAD) {
         m_fileWatcher.removeWatch();
+        m_watchInstalled = false;
         m_threadPool.clear();
         m_threadPool.waitForDone(-1);
         m_threadPoolForRTUpdate.clear();