diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7c8e1151..7887f8a92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Elasticsearch::Model::Callbacks
 end
 
+# Index creation right at import time is not encouraged.
+# Typically, you would call create_index! asynchronously (e.g. in a cron job)
+# However, we are adding it here so that this usage example can run correctly.
+Article.__elasticsearch__.create_index!
 Article.import
 
 @articles = Article.search('foobar').records