diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4bd5e8..f5f7f71 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ except:
 
 setuptools.setup(
         name='warcprox',
-        version='2.2b1.dev102',
+        version='2.2b1.dev103',
         description='WARC writing MITM HTTP/S proxy',
         url='https://github.com/internetarchive/warcprox',
         author='Noah Levitt',
diff --git a/warcprox/bigtable.py b/warcprox/bigtable.py
index 1064fc8..387d05c 100644
--- a/warcprox/bigtable.py
+++ b/warcprox/bigtable.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class RethinkCaptures:
                     [r.row["abbr_canon_surt"], r.row["timestamp"]]).run()
             self.rr.table(self.table).index_create("sha1_warc_type", [
                 r.row["sha1base32"], r.row["warc_type"], r.row["bucket"]]).run()
+            self.rr.table(self.table).index_wait().run()
 
     def find_response_by_digest(self, algo, raw_digest, bucket="__unspecified__"):
         if algo != "sha1":