diff --git a/lib/data_update_scripts/20200217131245_re_index_existing_articles_with_approved.rb b/lib/data_update_scripts/20200217131245_re_index_existing_articles_with_approved.rb
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+module DataUpdateScripts
+  class ReIndexExistingArticlesWithApproved
+    def run
+      Article.published.find_each { |article| Article.trigger_index(article, false) }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/re_index_existing_articles_spec.rb b/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/re_index_existing_articles_spec.rb
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+require "rails_helper"
+require Rails.root.join("lib/data_update_scripts/20200217131245_re_index_existing_articles_with_approved.rb")
+
+describe DataUpdateScripts::ReIndexExistingArticlesWithApproved do
+  it "triggers a re-index on articles" do
+    expect(Article).to respond_to(:trigger_index)
+  end
+end