diff --git a/libs/model/src/comment/UpdateComment.command.ts b/libs/model/src/comment/UpdateComment.command.ts
index d7033940731..c2fa679205a 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/comment/UpdateComment.command.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/comment/UpdateComment.command.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as schemas from '@hicommonwealth/schemas';
 import { models } from '../database';
 import { isAuthorized, type AuthContext } from '../middleware';
 import { mustBeAuthorized } from '../middleware/guards';
+import { getCommentSearchVector } from '../models';
 import {
   emitMentions,
   findMentionDiff,
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export function UpdateComment(): Command<
         // == mutation transaction boundary ==
         await models.sequelize.transaction(async (transaction) => {
           await models.Comment.update(
-            { text, plaintext },
+            { text, plaintext, search: getCommentSearchVector(text) },
             { where: { id: comment.id }, transaction },
           );
 
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/server/controllers/server_threads_methods/update_thread.ts b/packages/commonwealth/server/controllers/server_threads_methods/update_thread.ts
index eca7e1144f8..338cd8aacd3 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/server/controllers/server_threads_methods/update_thread.ts
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/server/controllers/server_threads_methods/update_thread.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   UserInstance,
   emitMentions,
   findMentionDiff,
+  getThreadSearchVector,
   parseUserMentions,
 } from '@hicommonwealth/model';
 import { renderQuillDeltaToText } from '@hicommonwealth/shared';
@@ -114,11 +115,12 @@ export async function __updateThread(
   // check if thread is part of a contest topic
   const contestManagers = await this.models.sequelize.query(
     `
-    SELECT cm.contest_address FROM "Threads" t
-    JOIN "ContestTopics" ct on ct.topic_id = t.topic_id
-    JOIN "ContestManagers" cm on cm.contest_address = ct.contest_address
-    WHERE t.id = :thread_id
-  `,
+        SELECT cm.contest_address
+        FROM "Threads" t
+                 JOIN "ContestTopics" ct on ct.topic_id = t.topic_id
+                 JOIN "ContestManagers" cm on cm.contest_address = ct.contest_address
+        WHERE t.id = :thread_id
+    `,
     {
       type: QueryTypes.SELECT,
       replacements: {
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ export async function __updateThread(
     await thread.update(
       {
         ...toUpdate,
+        search: getThreadSearchVector(title || thread.title, body),
         last_edited: Sequelize.literal('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'),
       },
       { transaction },