1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
index 0b5f2bc58d..a171cafd22 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class ReplicaShardAllocator extends AbstractComponent {
                 }
 
                 // if we are allocating a replica because of index creation, no need to go and find a copy, there isn't one...
-                IndexMetaData indexMetaData = metaData.index(shard.getIndex());
+                IndexMetaData indexMetaData = metaData.index(shard.getIndexName());
                 if (shard.allocatedPostIndexCreate(indexMetaData) == false) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public abstract class ReplicaShardAllocator extends AbstractComponent {
             }
 
             // if we are allocating a replica because of index creation, no need to go and find a copy, there isn't one...
-            IndexMetaData indexMetaData = metaData.index(shard.getIndex());
+            IndexMetaData indexMetaData = metaData.index(shard.getIndexName());
             if (shard.allocatedPostIndexCreate(indexMetaData) == false) {
                 continue;
             }