diff --git a/app/models/client.rb b/app/models/client.rb
index b40d75904..4a83e7bf4 100644
--- a/app/models/client.rb
+++ b/app/models/client.rb
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def as_indexed_json(options={})
       "updated" => updated,
       "deleted_at" => deleted_at,
       "cumulative_years" => cumulative_years,
-      "provider" => provider.as_indexed_json
+      "provider" => provider.as_indexed_json(exclude_associations: true)
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/provider_prefix.rb b/app/models/provider_prefix.rb
index e27177277..45a2c576b 100644
--- a/app/models/provider_prefix.rb
+++ b/app/models/provider_prefix.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def as_indexed_json(options={})
       "state" => state,
       "created_at" => created_at,
       "updated_at" => updated_at,
-      "provider" => provider.try(:as_indexed_json),
+      "provider" => provider.try(:as_indexed_json, exclude_associations: true),
       "prefix" => options[:exclude_associations] ? nil : prefix.try(:as_indexed_json, exclude_associations: true),
       "clients" => options[:exclude_associations] ? nil : clients.map { |m| m.try(:as_indexed_json, exclude_associations: true) },
       "client_prefixes" => options[:exclude_associations] ? nil : client_prefixes.map { |m| m.try(:as_indexed_json, exclude_associations: true) },