diff --git a/crates/pile/src/command/lookup.rs b/crates/pile/src/command/lookup.rs
index 3da81db..ec48824 100644
--- a/crates/pile/src/command/lookup.rs
+++ b/crates/pile/src/command/lookup.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ pub struct LookupCommand {
 	#[arg(long, short = 'c', default_value = "./pile.toml")]
 	config: PathBuf,
 
-	/// If provided, do not refresh fts
+	/// If provided, refresh fts if it is out-of-date
 	#[arg(long)]
-	no_refresh: bool,
+	refresh: bool,
 
 	/// Number of threads to use for indexing
 	#[arg(long, short = 'j', default_value = "3")]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl CliCmd for LookupCommand {
 		let ds = Dataset::open(&self.config)
 			.with_context(|| format!("while opening dataset for {}", self.config.display()))?;
 
-		if !self.no_refresh {
+		if self.refresh {
 			if ds.needs_fts().context("while checking dataset fts")? {
 				info!("FTS index is missing or out-of-date, regenerating");
 				ds.fts_refresh(self.jobs, Some(flag)).map_err(|x| {