diff --git a/redbox-core/tests/test_ingest.py b/redbox-core/tests/test_ingest.py
index 7ee221b8..297bb269 100644
--- a/redbox-core/tests/test_ingest.py
+++ b/redbox-core/tests/test_ingest.py
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ def test_ingest_from_loader(
 
     mapping = {"properties": {"embedding": {"type": "knn_vector", "dimension": 1024}}}
 
+    # Check if the index already exists and delete it if it does
+    if es_client.indices.exists(index="my_index"):
+        es_client.indices.delete(index="my_index")
+
     es_client.indices.create(index="my_index", body={"mappings": mapping})
 
     # Mock embeddings