diff --git a/lib/searchkick/reindex.rb b/lib/searchkick/reindex.rb
index a9f7a67..b5873ce 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/reindex.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/reindex.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ module Searchkick
       new_index = alias_name + "_" + Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
       index = Tire::Index.new(new_index)
 
+      clean_indices
+
       success = index.create searchkick_index_options
       raise index.response.to_s if !success
 
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