diff --git a/playbooks/publish/post.yaml b/playbooks/publish/post.yaml
index 49816e615..24e22b411 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish/post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish/post.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
     - name: Create a new index
       when: _get_url.status_code == 404
+      shell: helm repo index {{ zuul.project.src_dir }}
 
     - name: Merge into existing index
       when: _get_url.status_code == 200