diff --git a/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/AbstractBulkClient.java b/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/AbstractBulkClient.java
index 073faf3..3beeb2e 100644
--- a/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/AbstractBulkClient.java
+++ b/elx-common/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/common/AbstractBulkClient.java
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractBulkClient extends AbstractBasicClient implements
             createIndexRequestBuilder.addMapping(TYPE_NAME, builder);
             logger.debug("adding mapping = {}", builder.string());
         } else {
-            // empty mapping
             createIndexRequestBuilder.addMapping(TYPE_NAME,
                     JsonXContent.contentBuilder().startObject().startObject(TYPE_NAME).endObject().endObject());
             logger.debug("empty mapping");
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBulkClient extends AbstractBasicClient implements
         } else {
             logger.warn("index creation of {} not acknowledged", index);
         }
+        refreshIndex(index);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/elx-common/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/common/test/AliasTest.java b/elx-common/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/common/test/AliasTest.java
index 5c559bb..0e11135 100644
--- a/elx-common/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/common/test/AliasTest.java
+++ b/elx-common/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/common/test/AliasTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package org.xbib.elx.common.test;
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectCursor;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.health.ClusterHealthAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.health.ClusterHealthRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.IndicesAliasesAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.IndicesAliasesRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.get.GetAliasesAction;
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.get.GetAliasesRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.get.GetAliasesResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.create.CreateIndexAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.create.CreateIndexRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.RefreshAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.RefreshRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.ElasticsearchClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.AliasAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ class AliasTest {
         ElasticsearchClient client = helper.client("1");
         CreateIndexRequest indexRequest = new CreateIndexRequest("test_index");
         client.execute(CreateIndexAction.INSTANCE, indexRequest).actionGet();
+        client.execute(RefreshAction.INSTANCE, new RefreshRequest()).actionGet();
         IndicesAliasesRequest indicesAliasesRequest = new IndicesAliasesRequest();
         String[] indices = new String[]{"test_index"};
         String[] aliases = new String[]{"test_alias"};
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ class AliasTest {
         long t1 = (System.nanoTime() - t0) / 1000000;
         logger.info("{} time(ms) = {}", getAliasesResponse.getAliases(), t1);
         assertTrue(t1 >= 0);
+        client.execute(ClusterHealthAction.INSTANCE, new ClusterHealthRequest());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fb5a695..c4a9778 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = elx
-version = 2.2.1.24
+version = 2.2.1.25
 
 gradle.wrapper.version = 6.6.1
 xbib-metrics.version = 2.1.0