diff --git a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoSolrDataModel.java b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoSolrDataModel.java
index b989f089e..b6c574b25 100644
--- a/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoSolrDataModel.java
+++ b/search-services/alfresco-search/src/main/java/org/alfresco/solr/AlfrescoSolrDataModel.java
@@ -796,8 +796,7 @@ public class AlfrescoSolrDataModel implements QueryConstants
             fieldName = getStoredTextField(propertyName);
         }
 
-        FieldInstance field = new FieldInstance(fieldName, false, false);
-        indexedField.getFields().add(field);
+        indexedField.addField(fieldName, false, false);
     }
 
     /*