diff --git a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
index 1ca9152918..ee579195bc 100644
--- a/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
+++ b/backend/ee-repo-ref.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f3c923975012e5e499fb07d8b390b61808bb8374
+17ef439b087b400889ff19109be9d2c810142278
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index c782e1ad97..fa88cf6cdc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1264,10 +1264,12 @@ Windmill Community Edition {GIT_VERSION}
         #[cfg(all(feature = "tantivy", feature = "parquet"))]
         let log_indexer_f = {
             let log_indexer_rx = killpill_rx.resubscribe();
-            let log_index_writer2 = log_index_writer.clone();
+            // Moved, not cloned: sealing a chunk takes sole ownership of its
+            // tantivy writer, which a second live handle would silently prevent.
+            let moved_log_index_writer = log_index_writer;
             async {
                 if let Some(db) = conn.as_sql() {
-                    if let Some(log_index_writer) = log_index_writer2 {
+                    if let Some(log_index_writer) = moved_log_index_writer {
                         windmill_indexer::service_logs_oss::run_indexer(
                             db.clone(),
                             log_index_writer,