diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryElevationComponent.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryElevationComponent.java
index ee47c6e69fb..8a1a32aefc4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryElevationComponent.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/QueryElevationComponent.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class QueryElevationComponent extends SearchComponent implements SolrCore
           // preload the first data
           RefCounted<SolrIndexSearcher> searchHolder = null;
           try {
-            searchHolder = core.getNewestSearcher(true);
+            searchHolder = core.getNewestSearcher(false);
             IndexReader reader = searchHolder.get().getReader();
             getElevationMap( reader, core );
           } finally {