diff --git a/src/Examine.Lucene/Providers/LuceneIndex.cs b/src/Examine.Lucene/Providers/LuceneIndex.cs
index df9d883b..85548143 100644
--- a/src/Examine.Lucene/Providers/LuceneIndex.cs
+++ b/src/Examine.Lucene/Providers/LuceneIndex.cs
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ private LuceneSearcher CreateSearcher()
                 _nrtReopenThread.Start();
 
                 // wait for most recent changes when first creating the searcher
-                _nrtReopenThread.WaitForGeneration(_latestGen.Value, 5000);
+                WaitForChanges();
             }
             else
             {