diff --git a/src/applications/search/worker/PhabricatorSearchWorker.php b/src/applications/search/worker/PhabricatorSearchWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/search/worker/PhabricatorSearchWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/worker/PhabricatorSearchWorker.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         'parameters' => $parameters,
       ),
       array(
-        'priority' => parent::PRIORITY_IMPORT,
+        'priority' => parent::PRIORITY_INDEX,
         'objectPHID' => $phid,
       ));
   }
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorWorker.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorWorker.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorWorker.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/workers/PhabricatorWorker.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   const PRIORITY_DEFAULT = 2000;
   const PRIORITY_COMMIT  = 2500;
   const PRIORITY_BULK    = 3000;
+  const PRIORITY_INDEX   = 3500;
   const PRIORITY_IMPORT  = 4000;
 
   /**