diff --git a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
index cbeb376..24496e8 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   let searchQuery: string | undefined
   let resultNotes: ResultNote[] = []
   let query: Query
+  let { isIndexing } = SearchEngine
 
   $: selectedNote = resultNotes[selectedIndex]
   $: searchQuery = searchQuery ?? previousQuery
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@
   {/if}
 </InputSearch>
 
-{#if SearchEngine.isIndexing}
+{#if $isIndexing}
   <div style="text-align: center; color: var(--text-accent); margin-top: 10px">
     ⏳ Omnisearch indexing is currently in progress
   </div>
diff --git a/src/search/search-engine.ts b/src/search/search-engine.ts
index 8d57981..4efcd05 100644
--- a/src/search/search-engine.ts
+++ b/src/search/search-engine.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 import type { Query } from './query'
 import { settings } from '../settings'
 import { cacheManager } from '../cache-manager'
+import { writable } from 'svelte/store'
 
 const tokenize = (text: string): string[] => {
   const tokens = text.split(SPACE_OR_PUNCTUATION)
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export const minisearchOptions: Options<IndexedDocument> = {
 export class SearchEngine {
   private static engine: SearchEngine
   private static tmpEngine: SearchEngine
-  public static isIndexing = true
+  public static isIndexing = writable(true)
 
   /**
    * The main singleton SearchEngine instance.
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export class SearchEngine {
    */
   public static swapEngines(): void {
     ;[this.engine, this.tmpEngine] = [this.tmpEngine, this.engine]
-    this.isIndexing = false
+    this.isIndexing.set(false)
   }
 
   private minisearch: MiniSearch