diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
index 5e176883..053562b6 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ 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`))
+        .then(_ => request(`${khojUrl}/api/update?t=pdf`));
 }
 
 function getIndexDirectoryFromBackendConfig(filepath: string) {