diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 20ab79f630e..bc0ec2a73b9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ namespace :features do
       Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:show) do |t|
         t.profile = "api_search_show"
       end
+      desc "Run cucumber tests for searching via the REST API"
+      Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:reindex) do |t|
+        t.profile = "api_search_reindex"
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/cucumber.yml b/cucumber.yml
index 227d9521ea9..1f534db25ee 100644
--- a/cucumber.yml
+++ b/cucumber.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ api_data_item: --tags @api_data_item --format pretty -r features/steps -r featur
 api_search: --tags @api_search --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
 api_search_list: --tags @api_search_list --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
 api_search_show: --tags @api_search_show --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
+api_search_reindex:  --tags @api_search_reindex --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
 client: --tags @client --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
 client_roles: --tags client_roles --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
 client_cookbook_sync: --tags @client-cookbook-sync --format pretty -r features/steps -r features/support features 
diff --git a/features/steps/request_steps.rb b/features/steps/request_steps.rb
index 892195e80e0..e71e75a3e07 100644
--- a/features/steps/request_steps.rb
+++ b/features/steps/request_steps.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Given /^I dump the contents of the search index$/ do
+  rest.get_rest("/search/").each do |index_name, index_url|
+    puts "INDEX NAME: `#{index_name}'"
+    pp rest.get_rest(index_url.sub("http://127.0.0.1:4000", ''))
+  end
+end
+
 When /^I '([^']*)' (?:to )?the path '([^']*)'$/ do |http_method, request_uri|
   begin
     self.response = rest.send("#{http_method}_rest".downcase.to_sym, request_uri)
@@ -8,10 +15,6 @@
   end
 end
 
-When /^I '([^']*)' to the path '(.+)'$/ do |http_method, request_uri|
-  When "I '#{http_method}' the path '#{request_uri}'"
-end
-
 When /^I '(.+)' the path '(.+)' using a wrong private key$/ do |http_method, request_uri|
   key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(2048)
   File.open(File.join(tmpdir, 'false_key.pem'), "w") { |f| f.print key }
@@ -58,8 +61,10 @@
   end
 end
 
-
-
+#When /^I dump the contents of the search index$/ do
+#  Given "I dump the contents of the search index"
+#end
+#
 
 # When /^I '(.+)' the path '(.+)'$/ do |http_method, request_uri|
 #   begin