diff --git a/apiserver/reindex.py b/apiserver/reindex.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bc3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiserver/reindex.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+        format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+        level=logging.INFO)
+
+import database
+from sqlalchemy import select
+import search
+import sys
+
+import json
+import requests
+
+database.init()
+search.init()
+
+def count_stories():
+    try:
+        session = database.Session()
+        return session.query(database.Story).count()
+    finally:
+        session.close()
+
+def get_story_list():
+    try:
+        session = database.Session()
+        return session.query(database.Story.sid).all()
+    finally:
+        session.close()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    num_stories = count_stories()
+
+    print('Reindex {} stories?'.format(num_stories))
+    print('Press ENTER to continue, ctrl-c to cancel')
+    input()
+
+    count = 1
+    for sid in get_story_list():
+        story = database.get_story(sid)
+        print('Indexing {}/{} id: {} title: {}'.format(count, num_stories, sid[0], story.title))
+        story_obj = json.loads(story.meta_json)
+        search.put_story(story_obj)
+        count += 1
+
diff --git a/apiserver/search.py b/apiserver/search.py
index 79e2193..77d714d 100644
--- a/apiserver/search.py
+++ b/apiserver/search.py
@@ -7,51 +7,34 @@ import requests
 
 MEILI_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:7700/'
 
-def create_index():
+def meili_api(method, route, json=None, params=None):
     try:
-        json = dict(name='qotnews', uid='qotnews')
-        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes', json=json, timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 201:
+        r = method(MEILI_URL + route, json=json, params=params, timeout=4)
+        if r.status_code > 299:
             raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
         return r.json()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         raise
     except BaseException as e:
-        logging.error('Problem creating MeiliSearch index: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        logging.error('Problem with MeiliSearch api route: %s: %s', route, str(e))
         return False
 
+def create_index():
+    json = dict(uid='qotnews', primaryKey='id')
+    return meili_api(requests.post, 'indexes', json=json)
+
 def update_rankings():
-    try:
-        json = ['typo', 'words', 'proximity', 'attribute', 'desc(date)', 'wordsPosition', 'exactness']
-        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/settings/ranking-rules', json=json, timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 202:
-            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
-        return r.json()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        logging.error('Problem setting MeiliSearch ranking rules: {}'.format(str(e)))
-        return False
+    json = ['typo', 'words', 'proximity', 'attribute', 'desc(date)', 'wordsPosition', 'exactness']
+    return meili_api(requests.post, 'indexes/qotnews/settings/ranking-rules', json=json)
 
 def update_attributes():
-    try:
-        json = ['title', 'url', 'author', 'link', 'id']
-        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/settings/searchable-attributes', json=json, timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 202:
-            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
-        return r.json()
-        r = requests.delete(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/settings/displayed-attributes', timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 202:
-            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
-        return r.json()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        logging.error('Problem setting MeiliSearch searchable attributes: {}'.format(str(e)))
-        return False
+    json = ['title', 'url', 'author', 'link', 'id']
+    r = meili_api(requests.post, 'indexes/qotnews/settings/searchable-attributes', json=json)
+    meili_api(requests.delete, 'indexes/qotnews/settings/displayed-attributes', json=json)
+    return r
 
 def init():
-    create_index()
+    print(create_index())
     update_rankings()
     update_attributes()
 
@@ -59,31 +42,14 @@ def put_story(story):
     story = story.copy()
     story.pop('text', None)
     story.pop('comments', None)
-    try:
-        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/documents', json=[story], timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 202:
-            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
-        return r.json()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        logging.error('Problem putting MeiliSearch story: {}'.format(str(e)))
-        return False
+    return meili_api(requests.post, 'indexes/qotnews/documents', [story])
 
 def search(q):
-    try:
-        params = dict(q=q, limit=250)
-        r = requests.get(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/search', params=params, timeout=2)
-        if r.status_code != 200:
-            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
-        return r.json()['hits']
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-        logging.error('Problem searching MeiliSearch: {}'.format(str(e)))
-        return False
+    params = dict(q=q, limit=250)
+    r = meili_api(requests.get, 'indexes/qotnews/search', params=params)
+    return r['hits']
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    create_index()
+    init()
 
-    print(search('the'))
+    print(search('qot'))
diff --git a/searchserver/README.md b/searchserver/README.md
index 684037c..ca64762 100644
--- a/searchserver/README.md
+++ b/searchserver/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Download MeiliSearch with:
 
 ```
-wget https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases/download/v0.11.1/meilisearch-linux-amd64
+wget https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases/download/v0.21.1/meilisearch-linux-amd64
 chmod +x meilisearch-linux-amd64
 ```