diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
index 3ec835660..9f22cf96f 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ export class PersonService {
       }
     }
 
+    // Re-index all faces in typesense for up-to-date search results
+    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.SEARCH_INDEX_FACES });
+
     return results;
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/domain/search/search.service.ts b/server/src/domain/search/search.service.ts
index 7a69ad8c2..64185ad51 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/search/search.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/search/search.service.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ export class SearchService {
     if (!this.enabled) {
       return false;
     }
+    await this.searchRepository.deleteAllFaces();
 
     // TODO: do this in batches based on searchIndexVersion
     const faces = this.patchFaces(await this.faceRepository.getAll());