diff --git a/ccplugin.py b/ccplugin.py
index bae55dba843a513e5132293821f9a0c2a52a0481_Y2NwbHVnaW4ucHk=..7b8a91a2a28c499bc3672cedbee38b8f235a37a1_Y2NwbHVnaW4ucHk= 100644
--- a/ccplugin.py
+++ b/ccplugin.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
             indexer = cnx.vreg['es'].select('indexer', cnx)
             es = indexer.get_connection()
             indexer.create_index()
+            if self.config.index_name:
+                indexer.create_index(index_name=self.config.index_name)
             if es:
                 if self.config.etypes:
                     etypes = self.config.etypes