Index: src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/lucene/LucenePlugin.java
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--- src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/lucene/LucenePlugin.java	(revision 26731)
+++ src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/lucene/LucenePlugin.java	(working copy)
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@
                     // constructor will throw an exception and fail to initialize
                     new IndexWriter(dirs[i], analyzer).close();
                 }
-                IndexReader reader = IndexReader.open(dirs[i]);
-                searchersList.add(new IndexSearcher(reader));
+                // New way to open a searcher that does not have bug XPLUCENE-30    
+                searchersList.add(new IndexSearcher(dirs[i], true));
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 LOG.error("cannot open index " + dirs[i], e);
             }