diff --git a/elastic_recheck/results.py b/elastic_recheck/results.py
index f52d7e45..8eb3dc6e 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/results.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/results.py
@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@ class SearchEngine(object):
             # today's index
             datefmt = self._indexfmt
             now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
-            indexes = [now.strftime(datefmt)]
+            indexes = []
+            latest_index = now.strftime(datefmt)
+            if self._is_valid_index(es, latest_index):
+                indexes.append(latest_index)
             if recent:
                 lasthr = now - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
-                if lasthr.strftime(datefmt) != now.strftime(datefmt):
-                    indexes.append(lasthr.strftime(datefmt))
+                lasthr_index = lasthr.strftime(datefmt)
+                if lasthr_index != latest_index:
+                    if self._is_valid_index(es, lasthr_index):
+                        indexes.append(lasthr.strftime(datefmt))
             for day in range(1, days):
                 lastday = now - datetime.timedelta(days=day)
                 index_name = lastday.strftime(datefmt)
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_results.py b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_results.py
index dc7b0a22..5c271ea3 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_results.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/tests/unit/test_results.py
@@ -145,13 +145,42 @@ class TestSearchEngine(tests.TestCase):
         # The search index comparison goes back one hour and cuts off by day,
         # so test that we're one hour and one second into today so we only have
         # one index in the search call.
-        self._test_search_recent(search_mock, MockDatetimeToday,
-                                 expected_indexes=['logstash-2014.06.12'])
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch, 'status') as mock_data:
+            mock_data.return_value = "Not an exception"
+            self._test_search_recent(search_mock, MockDatetimeToday,
+                                     expected_indexes=['logstash-2014.06.12'])
 
     def test_search_recent_multiple_indexes(self, search_mock):
         # The search index comparison goes back one hour and cuts off by day,
         # so test that we're 59 minutes and 59 seconds into today so that we
         # have an index for today and yesterday in the search call.
-        self._test_search_recent(search_mock, MockDatetimeYesterday,
-                                 expected_indexes=['logstash-2014.06.12',
-                                                   'logstash-2014.06.11'])
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch, 'status') as mock_data:
+            mock_data.return_value = "Not an exception"
+            self._test_search_recent(search_mock, MockDatetimeYesterday,
+                                     expected_indexes=['logstash-2014.06.12',
+                                                       'logstash-2014.06.11'])
+
+    def test_search_no_indexes(self, search_mock):
+        # Test when no indexes are valid
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch, 'status') as mock_data:
+            mock_data.side_effect = pyelasticsearch.exceptions.\
+                ElasticHttpNotFoundError()
+            self._test_search_recent(search_mock, MockDatetimeYesterday,
+                                     expected_indexes=[])
+
+    def test_search_days(self, search_mock):
+        # Test when specific days are used.
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch, 'status') as mock_data:
+            mock_data.return_value = "Not an exception"
+            datetime.datetime = MockDatetimeYesterday
+            result_set = self.engine.search(self.query, size=10, days=3,
+                                            recent=False)
+            self.assertEqual(0, len(result_set))
+            search_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.query, size=10,
+                                                index=['logstash-2014.06.12',
+                                                       'logstash-2014.06.11',
+                                                       'logstash-2014.06.10'])