diff --git a/bin/Indexer.py b/bin/Indexer.py
index 8c5bfcf9..22e3c9bc 100755
--- a/bin/Indexer.py
+++ b/bin/Indexer.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ TIME_WAIT = 1.0 #sec
 # return in bytes
 def check_index_size(indexname):
     global baseindexpath
-    the_index_name = indexname if indexname != "0" else "old_index"
-    the_index_name = join(baseindexpath, the_index_name)
+    the_index_name = join(baseindexpath, indexname)
     cur_sum = 0
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(the_index_name):
         cur_sum += sum(getsize(join(root, name)) for name in files)