diff --git a/api/src/search/backend/load_opportunities_to_index.py b/api/src/search/backend/load_opportunities_to_index.py
index a1e7d0c9c..a74b22945 100644
--- a/api/src/search/backend/load_opportunities_to_index.py
+++ b/api/src/search/backend/load_opportunities_to_index.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def _create_multi_attachment_pipeline(self) -> None:
                                 "field": "_ingest._value.data",
                             }
                         },
+                        "ignore_missing": True,
                     }
                 }
             ],