diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 323d3a097..1194ab1e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ before_install:
   - export PATH=$PWD/travis_phantomjs/phantomjs-2.1.1-linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
   - ./script/install_codeclimate.sh
   - ./script/install_linters.sh
-  # Force Travis to use Elastic Search 2.4.0
   - ./script/install_elasticsearch.sh
+  - RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake search:create
 script:
   - set -e
   - >
diff --git a/lib/tasks/search.rake b/lib/tasks/search.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00e377688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/search.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+namespace :search do
+  desc "Create elastic search index"
+  task create: :environment do
+    Crop.__elasticsearch__.create_index! force: true
+  end
+end