diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/periodical_updates.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/periodical_updates.rb
index 75819b89f5f..b43f1eb81da 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/periodical_updates.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/periodical_updates.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module Jobs
         Post.rebake_old(250)
       end
 
-      Search.rebuild_problem_posts
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/reindex_search.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/reindex_search.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfeda3733a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/reindex_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module Jobs
+  # if locale changes or search algorithm changes we may want to reindex stuff
+  class ReindexSearch < Jobs::Scheduled
+    every 1.day
+
+    def execute(args)
+      Search.rebuild_problem_posts
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/search.rb b/lib/search.rb
index 2f54d4c140a..de7b07684be 100644
--- a/lib/search.rb
+++ b/lib/search.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Search
               )', SiteSetting.default_locale).limit(10000)
 
     posts.each do |post|
+      # force indexing
       post.cooked += " "
       SearchObserver.index(post)
     end