diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/gerrit/config/HighAvailabilityPluginConfigBuilder.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/gerrit/config/HighAvailabilityPluginConfigBuilder.java
index d0536b3..5b822f8 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/gerrit/config/HighAvailabilityPluginConfigBuilder.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/k8s/operator/gerrit/config/HighAvailabilityPluginConfigBuilder.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("cache", "synchronize", true));
     requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("event", "synchronize", true));
     requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("index", "synchronize", true));
-    requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("index", "synchronizeForced", true));
+    requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("index", "synchronizeForced", false));
     requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("healthcheck", "enable", true));
     requiredOptions.add(new RequiredOption<Boolean>("ref-database", "enabled", true));
     return requiredOptions;