diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/index/VcsLogPersistentIndex.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/index/VcsLogPersistentIndex.java
index f633adc58b5c..4e4b92a31961 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/index/VcsLogPersistentIndex.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/index/VcsLogPersistentIndex.java
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ public class VcsLogPersistentIndex implements VcsLogIndex, Disposable {
         catch (VcsException e) {
           LOG.error(e);
           commits.forEach(value -> markForIndexing(value, myRoot));
+          scheduleIndex(false);
         }
       }
       finally {