diff --git a/src/commands/index.rs b/src/commands/index.rs
index 1873e625..3411789d 100644
--- a/src/commands/index.rs
+++ b/src/commands/index.rs
@@ -81,5 +81,11 @@ pub fn build_index(
         idx.replace_issues(file_id, rows).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     }).unwrap();
+    
+    {
+        let idx = Indexer::from_pool(&project_name, &pool)?;
+        idx.vacuum()?;
+    }
+    
     Ok(())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/scan.rs b/src/commands/scan.rs
index df23bca5..bbe87480 100644
--- a/src/commands/scan.rs
+++ b/src/commands/scan.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ fn scan_with_index_parallel(
           Ok(())
       }).unwrap();
 
+    {
+        let idx = Indexer::from_pool(project, &pool)?;
+        idx.vacuum()?;
+    }
+
     Ok(acc.into_inner().unwrap())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 38688b86..b2e1e014 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -211,10 +211,15 @@ pub mod index {
         VACUUM;
         "#,
       )?;
-      
+
       self.c().execute_batch(SCHEMA)?;
       Ok(())
     }
+    
+    pub fn vacuum(&self) -> rusqlite::Result<()> {
+      self.c().execute("VACUUM;", [])?;
+      Ok(())
+    }
 
     fn digest_file(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
       let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new();