diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersister.java b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersister.java
index b3109e969f5..d8b82f98c9c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersister.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersister.java
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public class JobRenormalizedResultsPersister extends AbstractComponent {
         if (addRecordsResponse.hasFailures()) {
             logger.error("[{}] Bulk index of results has errors: {}", jobId, addRecordsResponse.buildFailureMessage());
         }
+
+        bulkRequest = new BulkRequest();
     }
 
     BulkRequest getBulkRequest() {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests.java
index 1779f1dfd97..97ed255dc78 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.job.persistence;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
@@ -14,16 +15,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.job.results.BucketInfluencer;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
 public class JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests extends ESTestCase {
 
     public void testUpdateBucket() {
-        Date now = new Date();
-        Bucket bucket = new Bucket("foo", now, 1);
-        int sequenceNum = 0;
-        bucket.addBucketInfluencer(new BucketInfluencer("foo", now, 1, sequenceNum++));
-        bucket.addBucketInfluencer(new BucketInfluencer("foo", now, 1, sequenceNum++));
-        BucketNormalizable bn = new BucketNormalizable(bucket, "foo-index");
-
+        BucketNormalizable bn = createBucketNormalizable();
         JobRenormalizedResultsPersister persister = createJobRenormalizedResultsPersister();
         persister.updateBucket(bn);
 
@@ -31,8 +29,28 @@ public class JobRenormalizedResultsPersisterTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertEquals("foo-index", persister.getBulkRequest().requests().get(0).index());
     }
 
+    public void testExecuteRequestResetsBulkRequest() {
+        BucketNormalizable bn = createBucketNormalizable();
+        JobRenormalizedResultsPersister persister = createJobRenormalizedResultsPersister();
+        persister.updateBucket(bn);
+        persister.executeRequest("foo");
+        assertEquals(0, persister.getBulkRequest().numberOfActions());
+    }
+
     private JobRenormalizedResultsPersister createJobRenormalizedResultsPersister() {
-        Client client = new MockClientBuilder("cluster").build();
+        BulkResponse bulkResponse = mock(BulkResponse.class);
+        when(bulkResponse.hasFailures()).thenReturn(false);
+
+        Client client = new MockClientBuilder("cluster").bulk(bulkResponse).build();
         return new JobRenormalizedResultsPersister(Settings.EMPTY, client);
     }
+
+    private BucketNormalizable createBucketNormalizable() {
+        Date now = new Date();
+        Bucket bucket = new Bucket("foo", now, 1);
+        int sequenceNum = 0;
+        bucket.addBucketInfluencer(new BucketInfluencer("foo", now, 1, sequenceNum++));
+        bucket.addBucketInfluencer(new BucketInfluencer("foo", now, 1, sequenceNum++));
+        return new BucketNormalizable(bucket, "foo-index");
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/MockClientBuilder.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/MockClientBuilder.java
index af6ca712a3e..3c0af05f384 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/MockClientBuilder.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/job/persistence/MockClientBuilder.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.delete.DeleteIndexRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.delete.DeleteIndexResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.exists.indices.IndicesExistsRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.exists.indices.IndicesExistsResponse;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.get.GetRequestBuilder;
@@ -302,6 +303,14 @@ public class MockClientBuilder {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public MockClientBuilder bulk(BulkResponse response) {
+        ActionFuture<BulkResponse> actionFuture = mock(ActionFuture.class);
+        when(client.bulk(any(BulkRequest.class))).thenReturn(actionFuture);
+        when(actionFuture.actionGet()).thenReturn(response);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public MockClientBuilder prepareUpdateScript(String index, String type, String id, ArgumentCaptor<Script> getSource,
             ArgumentCaptor<Map<String, Object>> getParams) {
         UpdateRequestBuilder builder = mock(UpdateRequestBuilder.class);