diff --git a/container-images/gerrit-init/tools/gerrit-initializer/initializer/tasks/reindex.py b/container-images/gerrit-init/tools/gerrit-initializer/initializer/tasks/reindex.py
index ac4ae9a..28cd84e 100755
--- a/container-images/gerrit-init/tools/gerrit-initializer/initializer/tasks/reindex.py
+++ b/container-images/gerrit-init/tools/gerrit-initializer/initializer/tasks/reindex.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             return False
 
         for index, index_attrs in self.configured_indices.items():
-            if index_attrs["version"] is not indices[index]:
+            if index not in indices or index_attrs["version"] is not indices[index]:
                 return False
         return True