diff --git a/lib/models/make.js b/lib/models/make.js
index ef5d58c..0d65d3d 100644
--- a/lib/models/make.js
+++ b/lib/models/make.js
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ module.exports = function( environment, mongoInstance ) {
     }
   });
 
+  // Synchronize existing makes with Elastic Search
+  Make.synchronize();
+
   Make.publicFields = [ "url", "contentType", "locale",
                         "title", "description", "author", "published", "tags",
                         "thumbnail", "remixedFrom" ];
-                        
+
   return Make;
 };