diff --git a/services/search/README.md b/services/search/README.md
index fa5ac0029e..03e56c687a 100644
--- a/services/search/README.md
+++ b/services/search/README.md
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ It can also be used to re-index all spaces:
 opencloud search index --all-spaces
 ```
 
-Please note that a reindex only picks up new files. Files that have already been indexed are not indexed again, even if the configuration or the whole extractor has been changed. To force a full reindex you need to use the `force-reindex` flag:
+Please note that a reindex only picks up new or changed files. Files that have already been indexed are not scanned again, even if the configuration or the whole extractor has been changed. To force a full rescan (re-running the extractor on every file) you need to use the `force-rescan` flag:
 
 
 ```shell
-opencloud search index --all-spaces --force-reindex
+opencloud search index --all-spaces --force-rescan
 ```
 
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