diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 6c797ea93..ddf75b2a8 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -525,7 +525,10 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
     /// Create a new index without any associated task.
     pub fn create_raw_index(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Index> {
         let mut wtxn = self.env.write_txn()?;
-        self.index_mapper.create_index(&mut wtxn, name)
+        let index = self.index_mapper.create_index(&mut wtxn, name)?;
+        wtxn.commit()?;
+
+        Ok(index)
     }
 
     pub fn create_update_file(&self) -> Result<(Uuid, file_store::File)> {