diff --git a/client/data/object_index.ts b/client/data/object_index.ts
index f9b7a16a..53fb3eee 100644
--- a/client/data/object_index.ts
+++ b/client/data/object_index.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class ObjectIndex {
   }
 
   public async hasInitialIndexCompleted() {
-    return (await this.ds.get(indexVersionKey)) === desiredIndexVersion;
+    return (await this.ds.get(indexVersionKey)) >= desiredIndexVersion;
   }
 
   private getCurrentIndexVersion() {