diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
index a551942a..f2ce5a56 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import { App, Notice, PluginSettingTab, request, Setting } from 'obsidian';
 import Khoj from 'src/main';
-import { getVaultAbsolutePath } from 'src/utils';
 
 export interface KhojSetting {
     resultsCount: number;
     khojUrl: string;
-    obsidianVaultPath: string;
     connectedToBackend: boolean;
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: KhojSetting = {
     resultsCount: 6,
     khojUrl: 'http://localhost:8000',
-    obsidianVaultPath: getVaultAbsolutePath(),
     connectedToBackend: false,
 }
 
@@ -32,15 +29,6 @@ export class KhojSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         containerEl.createEl('small', { text: this.getBackendStatusMessage() });
 
         // Add khoj settings configurable from the plugin settings tab
-        new Setting(containerEl)
-            .setName('Vault Path')
-            .setDesc('The Obsidian Vault to search with Khoj')
-            .addText(text => text
-                .setValue(`${this.plugin.settings.obsidianVaultPath}`)
-                .onChange(async (value) => {
-                    this.plugin.settings.obsidianVaultPath = value;
-                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
-                }));
         new Setting(containerEl)
             .setName('Khoj URL')
             .setDesc('The URL of the Khoj backend')
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
index 10d08b3e..7c1cf7df 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function getVaultAbsolutePath(): string {
 }
 
 export async function configureKhojBackend(setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean = true) {
-    let mdInVault = `${setting.obsidianVaultPath}/**/*.md`;
+    let mdInVault = `${getVaultAbsolutePath()}/**/*.md`;
     let khojConfigUrl = `${setting.khojUrl}/api/config/data`;
 
     // Check if khoj backend is configured, show error if backend is not running
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function configureKhojBackend(setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean
             // If khoj backend not configured yet
             if (!khoj_already_configured) {
                 // Create khoj content-type config with only markdown configured
-                let khojObsidianPluginPath = `${setting.obsidianVaultPath}/${this.app.vault.configDir}/plugins/khoj/`;
+                let khojObsidianPluginPath = `${getVaultAbsolutePath()}/${this.app.vault.configDir}/plugins/khoj/`;
                 data["content-type"] = {
                     "markdown": {
                         "input-filter": [mdInVault],
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export async function configureKhojBackend(setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean
             else if (!data["content-type"]["markdown"]) {
                 // Add markdown config to khoj content-type config
                 // Set markdown config to index markdown files in configured obsidian vault
-                let khojObsidianPluginPath = `${setting.obsidianVaultPath}/${this.app.vault.configDir}/plugins/khoj/`;
+                let khojObsidianPluginPath = `${getVaultAbsolutePath()}/${this.app.vault.configDir}/plugins/khoj/`;
                 data["content-type"]["markdown"] = {
                     "input-filter": [mdInVault],
                     "input-files": null,
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ export async function updateKhojBackend(khojUrl: string, khojConfig: Object) {
     // Save khojConfig on khoj backend at khojConfigUrl
     await request(requestContent)
         // Refresh khoj search index after updating config
-        .then(_ => request(`${khojUrl}/api/update?t=markdown`));
+        .then(_ => request(`${khojUrl}/api/update?t=markdown&force=true`));
 }