diff --git a/inc/inc.Tasks.php b/inc/inc.Tasks.php
index a7cc19c83..246f5cb8b 100644
--- a/inc/inc.Tasks.php
+++ b/inc/inc.Tasks.php
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ class SeedDMS_IndexingDocumentsTask extends SeedDMS_SchedulerTaskBase { /* {{{ *
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		$folderprocess = new SeedDMS_Task_Indexer_Process_Folder($fulltextservice, $recreate);
-		$tree = new SeedDMS_FolderTree($folder, array($folderprocess, 'process'));
-		call_user_func(array($folderprocess, 'process'), $folder);
+			$folderprocess = new SeedDMS_Task_Indexer_Process_Folder($fulltextservice, $recreate);
+			$tree = new SeedDMS_FolderTree($folder, array($folderprocess, 'process'));
+			call_user_func(array($folderprocess, 'process'), $folder);
+		} else {
+			$logger->log('Task \'indexingdocs\': fulltext search is turned off', PEAR_LOG_WARNING);
+		}
 
 		return true;
 	}