diff --git a/lib/pleroma/elasticsearch/store.ex b/lib/pleroma/elasticsearch/store.ex
index 4789aebe0..aa5e2b104 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/elasticsearch/store.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/elasticsearch/store.ex
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ def put(%Activity{} = activity) do
         DocumentMappings.Activity.id(activity),
         DocumentMappings.Activity.encode(activity)
       )
-
-    {:ok, _} =
-      bulk_post(
-        activity.object.hashtags,
-        :hashtags
-      )
   end
 
   def put(%User{} = user) do
@@ -101,6 +95,12 @@ def bulk_post(data, :activities) do
       )
   end
 
+  def maybe_bulk_post(data, type) do
+    if enabled?() do
+      bulk_post(data, type)
+    end
+  end
+
   def bulk_post(data, :users) do
     d =
       data
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/hashtag.ex b/lib/pleroma/hashtag.ex
index 53e2e9c89..1eae4d1e7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/hashtag.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/hashtag.ex
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def get_or_create_by_names(names) when is_list(names) do
                {:ok, Repo.all(from(ht in Hashtag, where: ht.name in ^names))}
              end)
              |> Repo.transaction() do
+        Pleroma.Elasticsearch.bulk_post(hashtags, :hashtags)
         {:ok, hashtags}
       else
         {:error, _name, value, _changes_so_far} -> {:error, value}