diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 406731c577..ca5b54ee4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ Current
 
 ### Fixed:
 
+- [Fix lucene search provider replace method](https://github.com/yahoo/fili/pull/551)
+    * Reopen the search index
+
 - [Fix ConstantMaker make method with LogicalMetricInfo class](https://github.com/yahoo/fili/pull/540)
     * The ConstantMaker make method needs to be rewritten with the LogicalMetricInfo class.
     
diff --git a/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/data/dimension/impl/LuceneSearchProvider.java b/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/data/dimension/impl/LuceneSearchProvider.java
index 601dbfb598..bcaa71697e 100644
--- a/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/data/dimension/impl/LuceneSearchProvider.java
+++ b/fili-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/bard/webservice/data/dimension/impl/LuceneSearchProvider.java
@@ -327,25 +327,34 @@ private void updateDimensionRow(
 
     @Override
     public void replaceIndex(String newLuceneIndexPathString) {
+        LOG.debug(
+                "Replacing Lucene indexes at {} for dimension {} with new index at {}",
+                luceneDirectory.toString(),
+                dimension.getApiName(),
+                newLuceneIndexPathString
+        );
+
         lock.writeLock().lock();
         try {
             Path oldLuceneIndexPath = Paths.get(luceneIndexPath);
             String tempDir = oldLuceneIndexPath.resolveSibling(oldLuceneIndexPath.getFileName() + "_old").toString();
 
-            LOG.debug("Moving old Lucene index directory from {} to {} ...", luceneIndexPath, tempDir);
+            LOG.trace("Moving old Lucene index directory from {} to {} ...", luceneIndexPath, tempDir);
             moveDirEntries(luceneIndexPath, tempDir);
 
-            LOG.debug("Moving all new Lucene indexes from {} to {} ...", newLuceneIndexPathString, luceneIndexPath);
+            LOG.trace("Moving all new Lucene indexes from {} to {} ...", newLuceneIndexPathString, luceneIndexPath);
             moveDirEntries(newLuceneIndexPathString, luceneIndexPath);
 
-            LOG.debug(
+            LOG.trace(
                     "Deleting {} since new Lucene indexes have been moved away from there and is now empty",
                     newLuceneIndexPathString
             );
             deleteDir(newLuceneIndexPathString);
 
-            LOG.debug("Deleting old Lucene indexes in {} ...", tempDir);
+            LOG.trace("Deleting old Lucene indexes in {} ...", tempDir);
             deleteDir(tempDir);
+
+            reopenIndexSearcher(false);
         } finally {
             lock.writeLock().unlock();
         }