lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm | 8 +++++++-

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
index 1df87d0ef6ce89bbb1e72223e107e87b6e53b043..3a27512b5bcf79472330388211e7b2c3763466db 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Search.pm
@@ -167,7 +167,13 @@ 	}
 	$self;
 }
 
-sub reopen { $_[0]->{xdb}->reopen }
+sub reopen {
+	my ($self) = @_;
+	$self->{xdb}->reopen;
+	if (my $skel = $self->{skel}) {
+		$skel->reopen;
+	}
+}
 
 # read-only
 sub query {