diff --git a/lib/tasks/elasticsearch.rake b/lib/tasks/elasticsearch.rake
index 1ac8ec86f..0e23c31db 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/elasticsearch.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/elasticsearch.rake
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ namespace :elasticsearch do
     Rake::Task["event:create_alias"].invoke
 
     Rake::Task["activity:create_index"].invoke
+
+    Rake::Task["contact:create_index"].invoke
+    Rake::Task["contact:create_alias"].invoke
   end
 
   desc "delete all indexes"
@@ -48,5 +51,6 @@ namespace :elasticsearch do
     Rake::Task["doi:delete_index"].invoke
     Rake::Task["event:delete_index"].invoke
     Rake::Task["activity:delete_index"].invoke
+    Rake::Task["contact:delete_index"].invoke
   end
 end