# Index \_close does nothing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-close-does-nothing/138192>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 2, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-close-does-nothing/138192 "2018-07-02T11:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![atom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/atom/32/34758_2.png) [@atom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/atom)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-close-does-nothing/138192/1 "2018-07-02T11:38:25Z")

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Hi there,

i am performing `_close` / `_open` each time changes were made in synonyms file in elasticsearch.

Unfortunately,`_close` seems to do nothing since a few hours.

With: `/_cluster/state/metadata` i can see, my index is closed. But i still can perform searched on the index. My synonyms won't be updated also.

This is a very weird behaviour. What can be the reason?

Best regards,  
Ahmet

**EDIT: I am using aliases for my indices. I just did a close / open on an index with an alias and it worked. Still it doesnt work if i directly trying to close or open it. Maybe this helps solving the problem**

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-close-does-nothing/138192/2 "2018-07-30T11:38:35Z")

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